The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances if there is any reaction, both are transformed. Carl Jung Jung’s quote is a nice visual for character writing.
A Teacher Learns Part III
Here are the last four lines from Author Unknown about what she learned her first year of teaching. Thank you, Kristen, for sharing this paper with us and thanks to all the teachers out there who align with Author Unknown. “I didn’t know that the sound of children’s laughter could drown out the sound of […]
A Teacher Learns Part II
In my last post, I wrote four of the twelve lines regarding a teacher’s classroom experience by Author Unknown titled, “I Didn’t Know”. Here are the next four lines, and tomorrow I’ll post the final four lines. “I didn’t know that I would become such a scavenger, and that teaching materials would feel like pure […]
The Character’s Mysterious Future
In WRITING EMOTIONAL IMPACT, Karl Iglesias tells writers to tap into the reader’s curiosity, anticipation and uncertainty with surprises and a strong dilemma. To create a mysterious future, show surprises in the character’s reactions, behaviors, dialogue, or whatever is unpredictable but consistent with the attitudes and desires of the character. Another reason to make a […]
How to Make the Character’s Present Mysterious
Karl Iglesias in his book, WRITING EMOTIONAL IMPACT, describes how to create reader curiosity in the present. He suggests showing the character’s unusual behavior and reactions, such as overreacting or avoiding a subject. The aim is to have the reader wonder why and to wonder what he/she is hiding. Another idea is to have other […]
Harlequin Accepted my Short Story
My short story titled, “The Crumpled Card”, has been accepted for publication by Harlequin for their 2013 Christmas anthology called, A KISS UNDER THE MISTLETOE, edited by Jennifer Basye Sander. It will be available later this year.
Creative Exercise Quote
Jody Hedlund says, “Constantly using our creative muscles is the key to keeping them in shape and preventing writer’s block.” Check out the visual for the quote and other quotes for writers on my Writing Board at Pinterestdotcomslashjkleistc