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Character Chat: July 2012
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Formatting. . . Yeesh! So, you've just completed your first novel, lovingly crafted and raised as carefully as you would your very own child. You know all about the standard formatting that agents or publishers like, but you decide to self-publish first. Well, get that pot of coffee brewing because you're in for a project. Not an impossible project, but a time-consuming one. Once that is finished. . . the book cover. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Lion Brand Knit Along. For a great h...
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Character Chat: Switching Gears Saves Loads of Aggravation
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Monday, March 19, 2012. Switching Gears Saves Loads of Aggravation. Can't seem to keep up the story idea you've been working so diligently on for the past several weeks? Has your well planned goal for writing three chapters a week gone awry for lack of ideas? Don't fret, It happens to all of us at some point. But, In reality, does your work come out really exceptional when it is forced, or when it flows quickly and easily from a mind ready to work on that particular story. Characters. The ones who wo...
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Character Chat: Formatting. . . Yeesh!
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Formatting. . . Yeesh! So, you've just completed your first novel, lovingly crafted and raised as carefully as you would your very own child. You know all about the standard formatting that agents or publishers like, but you decide to self-publish first. Well, get that pot of coffee brewing because you're in for a project. Not an impossible project, but a time-consuming one. Once that is finished. . . the book cover. July 10, 2012 at 11:21 AM. July 10, 2012 at 7:00 PM. Good advice...
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Character Chat: August 2011
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Monday, August 29, 2011. Finding Time To Write. This is just a little article that I entered in a contest a few years ago. . . it didn't win. But, hey, rejection is all in a day's work for a writer. Anyway, this little ditty gets to be published here, because this is my blog, and on my blog. . . I always win. Ha, ha! Ah, the life of a writer. Glamorous eh? It’s 2:00 am I reach over to click my lamp on. My husband chuckles softly knowing that the light bulb is gone. Blast the man. Lion Brand Knit Along.
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Character Chat: November 2011
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Monday, November 21, 2011. Fun Stuff to go With Cherished Preserver. If you've read my book, Cherished Preserver, you know that the heroine, Sarah Scott, has an interesting time in tomb KV38 in the Valley of the Kings. If you'd like to have a better look at her tomb, try this link to the Theban Mapping Project sight. http:/ www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse tomb 852.html. Sarahs Journal November 26, 1910. My jaw still drops when I think of the sight my eyes beheld today on the deck of the steamer:.
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Character Chat: March 2012
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Getting To Know You. Having trouble getting to know one of your characters. Don't worry, it happens sometimes. Here are some tips that should work to bring your stubborn character to life. Conduct an interview with the character. Actually write down questions that you will ask the fellow and physically write down the answers. What is your favorite color? How do you like your eggs? Did you like your first grade teacher? Do you like "Joe Hero" from the story you are in? Switching G...
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Character Chat: Backstory, an Important Part of Your Character's Life
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Saturday, June 23, 2012. Backstory, an Important Part of Your Character's Life. Our past is what makes us the people we are. Some of us work hard to forget an unpleasant past. Some think that our past is so great that we can't help blabbing it to anyone who will listen. This is also true of the characters that we create. Backstory is so important to crafting a believable character. Sure, Joe Hero may look great on paper, but why is he so tortured? On a final note, don't explain too much. Give your re...
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Character Chat: Getting To Know You
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Getting To Know You. Having trouble getting to know one of your characters. Don't worry, it happens sometimes. Here are some tips that should work to bring your stubborn character to life. Conduct an interview with the character. Actually write down questions that you will ask the fellow and physically write down the answers. What is your favorite color? How do you like your eggs? Did you like your first grade teacher? Do you like "Joe Hero" from the story you are in? Interviews ...
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Character Chat: A Great New Story!
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Thursday, August 30, 2012. A Great New Story! Hi everyone, I was just recently lucky enough to be chosen as a beta group reader for Hazel West's new novel,. On a Foreign Field. In my humble opinion, Hazel West, an up and comming historical fiction author, has written another great story. Here is the review that I posted on Good Reads and Amazon. I recently finished reading On a Foreign Field. On a Foreign Field. Hazel's book in now for sale! Or, if you would like to try your hand at winning a copy at Haz...
