“Why not now?” That’s the last sentence in a marketing proposal I just wrote for the local Friends of the Library. For them, getting the community involved takes more than forming a group and waiting for supporters to show up. For writers, getting a novel written, or a magazine article, or a memoir, takes more […]
Month: September 2015
Where Do Your Characters Draw the Strength to Take Action?
After seeing how our characters’ body awareness reflects who they are, and what their Inner Critics whisper in their ears, we analyzed how their fears force them to take action. Now we need to understand how and where our characters draw strength to accomplish those actions. Once they acknowledge fear, it becomes something to overcome. […]
Third Wednesday: Ridged vs. Rigid
Sometimes I wonder whether we misuse sound-alike words because we don’t clearly hear the difference. But the wrong word can lead to a sentence like this. “Society has such ridged laws.” Ridged– marked by a ridge or a series of ridges. Rosemary will only eat ridged potato chips. The territory was so ridged that […]
Fear Forces Your Characters to Make Choices
Have you been working with your characters as we’ve analyzed different aspects of what makes them come alive on the page? I hope you discovered intriguing possibilities for torturing and rewarding the people populating your latest manuscript. In the first week, you learned how to use body awareness to flesh out your characters. Then we […]
The Inner Critic Gives Depth to Your Characters
Last week, I talked about the insights I am gleaning from Laura Probert’s Writing for Warrior Healing course. I showed you how to use body awareness to flesh out your characters without a lot of description. Then I received my second Warrior Writing prompt directing me to pay attention to what my Inner Critic is […]