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Character Goals
A New Year brings thoughts of improvement, creating resolutions, determination to stick with them. What about your characters? What are their goals? Major? Minor? Make a note of them and check back in three months, six months, or just before your novel goes to the publisher. Did the goals change? How many were accomplished? The […]
Art Is…
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. ~Scott Adams
Character Tip
Monica Wood offers us a writing tip: “If your main character is eluding you, have her write a letter to the editor.” What is on her or his mind?
Character Prompt
Want a new character in your book or story just for fun? Plan a trip to a store where there is only one cash register. Promise yourself that the first person in line when you walk in will be a character you will develop. What does he/she look like? What kinds of clothes? Hairstyle? Notice […]
Frances Caballo Book on Social Media
Social Media can be overwhelming, it still is for me. I’ve found Frances Caballo’s book, Social Media Just for Writers, The Best Online Marketing Tips for Selling Your Books, helpful. It’s an interesting read compared to some books I’ve checked out on the topic. It doesn’t make the overwhelm any easier, but at least I […]
The Next Big Thing
This post is a chain blog called “The Next Big Thing”. In a series of blogs, writers answer a set of ten questions about the stories they’re writing (Works in Progress or WIPs). Next week five writers will follow me and answer the questions at their blog sites. The writers listed below have taken part […]