Conflict The shape of your conflict will vary depending on your genre, but all novels need both internal and external conflict. Internal: I’ve already talked a bit about this (see Part I). What makes things personal for your protagonist? Whatever drives the character and invests him or her in the outcome will invest the readerContinue reading “Characters, Conflict and Publishing, Part II”
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Characters, Conflict and Publishing, Part I
Last night I gave a talk at the Hart Memorial Central Library in Kissimmee, FL on Characters, Conflict and Publishing, which put a smile on my face, because my fifth grade teacher, Mr. Hart, was the one I credit with sparking my love of writing and with teaching me about butt in chair and other lessonsContinue reading “Characters, Conflict and Publishing, Part I”
Worldbuilding Workshop, Part III
Viewpoint Characters Background: a character should be a product of the sum of his cultural and personal experiences. There should be elements of both nature and nurture. For example, werewolves (or vampires or even humans) will likely have certain behaviors in common because of their biology and biochemistry. Werewolves, for example might have a needContinue reading “Worldbuilding Workshop, Part III”
Kalayna Price Guest Blog and Giveaway
Kalayna Price had me at “hello.” Seriously, the opening of the Alex Craft series is like a textbook example of how to hook readers right out of the gate. Check it: The first time I encountered Death, I hurled my mother’s medical chart at him. As far as impressions went, I blew it, but IContinue reading “Kalayna Price Guest Blog and Giveaway”
Tension
I hope that everyone had a glorious Thanksgiving! I did something I almost never do…went nearly off the grid. While I did a lot of work (reading, writing…), I mostly spent the long weekend in realtime with family and friends, so social media fell a bit by the wayside. In the immortal words of MadeleineContinue reading “Tension”
Lucienne Diver's Drivel 