Category: characters
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Are Your Characters Being Lied To?
I’m talking about The Lie our characters believe over at The Writer’s Alley. Stop by and let’s talk about Lies and how they fit into character development.
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To Plot or Not to Plot
I’ve been working on plotting a new story and my heroine and hero and not speaking to me. I can’t seem to get in their heads and figure them out, and I really can’t figure out why. Why don’t I have a passion for these two imaginary people? I have a great story idea, but…
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Beginning the Character Sketch
This is the week I begin to work on my new story. I’ve been thinking about this story for a couple of months now, but am not ready to share my storyline. But I will share with you who I have chosen for my main characters. Here is Emilie, the heroine of my story. She…
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My Characters’ First Encounter
My friend and critique partner, Pepper Basham, is having an excellent series on First Encounters at her blog. She has had some fabulous authors such as Janet Dean, Audra Harders, Deb Raney, Ruth Logan Herne, Siri Mitchell, Missy Tippens, Cheryl Wyatt, and Jamie Carie. The next two weeks she is featuring aspiring author’s first encounters…
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Creating A Casting Book
I am singing the praises of Kaye Dacus today! I have been reading through her Writing Series Index on her website and it is a treasure cove of writer helps! Here is a list of just a few of the topics in her writing series: Top Ten Writer Tips Creating Credible Characters Making POV Work…
Sherrinda 