This question came up today on a loop I’m part of, and I thought I’d share (with Nicki’s permission) both question and answer because they might help someone else too.
There I was, all happy and excited that a short scene from the villain’s POV (628 words) just flowed like water. Until I started pondering [...]
Part 7 of Finding Your Writing Passion
I wouldn’t mind betting you’ve all read a book where you’ve thought, “Man, I really hope she writes [this character’s] story. I so want to know about him.” This happens to me all the time. In fact, you might remember I said that I first fell for Dageus MacKeltar [...]
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Part 6 of Finding Your Writing Passion
Well, it doesn’t take any huge stretch of the imagination to figure out what today’s question will be.
What five elements of personality do the heroes of your selected books have in common?
YOUR TURN: Write a quick character synopsis for each of your heroes.
Now, I have to tell you that [...]
Continue reading about What I Really, Really Want: A Hero for All Seasons
Part 5 of Finding Your Writing Passion
Today’s question.
What five elements of personality do the heroines of your selected books have in common?
YOUR TURN: Write a quick character synopsis for each of your heroines.
Here are mine.
Eve Dallas (from the In Death series) is a wounded hard-ass with a carefully hidden soft center. She’s the best at [...]
Continue reading about Beauty? Brains? Backbone? : The Believable Heroine
As we close the posts on the Two Page Synopsis I’ll show you how you can expand a couple of other sections so that you can do the same for the remaining points and complete your Two Pager on your own.
Last time, we expanded our Heroine’s backstory and internal conflict, which gave an example of [...]
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