The keys are flying as I pour out all the thoughts I have about my characters, even if I wrote it before. This time there are flashes of colors, scents, and more ambitions. Exercising my own advice, my character sheets are growing. Doing this process over again has shed some blocks and confusion that IContinue reading “Character Sheets”
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Character Sunshine
Characters are one shade of light in a dark room. – Daniel Greene Back to the grind. The warm up in the Midwest must be affecting my brain like the rest of Minnesota. Everyone is outside walking their pets. I even saw one person carrying their cat who meowed the whole time but that’s anotherContinue reading “Character Sunshine”
Sunday Inspiration
Creating this blog is one of the best things I’ve done for my writing. The prompts and exercises that I share and use help develop a better story. Somehow, my wandering squirrel brain remembers where the nuts are buried, or at least provided a map to crafted the story we all dream of writing. Month-by-month,Continue reading “Sunday Inspiration”
Hump Day!
Hump day is here! What a perfect day to go looking for our own whale. I’m talking about finding the story that makes waves in the publishing world. Specifically, the focus is on #2 from Writer’s Digest, How to Choose a Story to Write by Courtney Carpenter. You can find the link for the fullContinue reading “Hump Day!”
Tofu Tuesday!
The image of yesterday’s Green Onion may have left a strong sense of smell and 50 shades of green. Chopping potent words during edits can leave your eyes filled with tears. Images that create instant reactions from our senses are easy to type but what about subtle moments? How are you going to have lipsContinue reading “Tofu Tuesday!”
Green Onion Day!
Here in the heart of the midwest my mind drifts to warm spring days. I never thought I would say that Minnesotans and Texans will never miss the Polar Vortex that visited this year. I don’t know about anyone else but I’m tired of breaking records or having firsts because Mother Nature is more thanContinue reading “Green Onion Day!”
Free Flow Friday
Friday is here again and I’m gearing up for another exciting weekend. This past month, I’ve been helping a partner get their eBook and Audio Book published. It’s exciting to see someone else’s success grow, knowing you helped someone else get closer to their dream. Their previous book numbers are growing and we unleashed aContinue reading “Free Flow Friday”
Fat Purple Fig Day
Sometimes, when authors sit down entrenched in their novels we need moments that make us smile. Writing a novel is serious business. Making our audience laugh on the pages is more difficult to do than stand-up comedy because our audience starts our invisible. We don’t even see the outline of their shape when we startContinue reading “Fat Purple Fig Day”
February Walk Down Main Street
The weather in Minnesota is finally above 0 but I’m still a freeze baby living up North. Taking my own advice, I need to return to my working on my novel instead of things like – blogging or tic toking about a writer’s life. Refocusing, I thought I would try another exercise today. I’m goingContinue reading “February Walk Down Main Street”
February Date Night
Date night with our characters is finally here. It’s time to get dressed up to meet at some place a little step up from the local bar. Writers need to know how their characters are going to behave in fine dining situations, even if it makes them uncomfortable. Choose a higher end restaurant that you’veContinue reading “February Date Night”
February Cocktail Night
Developing characters in a novel can feel like you’ve entered into a new relationship. The difference is that you can delete, erase, or change pieces that you don’t like to create ideal characters. You can even go on dates with your antagonists without worrying about being in danger. Dating week continues so that you canContinue reading “February Cocktail Night”
February Coffee Time
Yesterday, we tried to place our characters inside a chocolate box. Today, we’re going to meet them for coffee. We’re not interviewing them, we’re going to talk to them like new and old friends. Imagine meeting friends at a local coffee shop after you haven’t seen them in a while. Well, maybe we don’t needContinue reading “February Coffee Time”
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