WCW: Developing Well-Rounded Characters – Positive and Negative Traits
What draws you into a book? Is it the thrilling plot? The sizzling romance? The comical situations? Or is it something more?
Read to find out how using positive and negative traits can create well-rounded characters.
WCW: Developing Well-Rounded Characters – Archetypes
Developing a well-rounded character takes time and purpose. Many authors do a character interview to help get to know their characters. But I recommend doing something a little bit different. Check out how archetypes can create well-rounded characters your readers can connect to.
WCW: Crafting the Perfect Chapter – It’s Elementary, My Dears
*This is an expanded edition of my guest blog post to Southern Writer's Magazine on December 14, 2016. Crafting the Perfect Chapter – It’s Elementary, My Dears Before becoming a stay-at-home-mom, I taught fifth-grade students to analyze writing. I hadn't...
Writing Craft Wednesday: The Story Equation
Have you struggled with flat characters? Difficult to plot stories? A lack of knowledge on how to correct these issues? Oh my! I must admit I fall very solidly in this category. After the ACFW Conference, I realized just how much of a beginner I am. It feels...
TBT: Victorian Death Superstitions Pt 2
Here are just a few fun superstitions from the Victorian Era about death. These were collected from the Friends of Oak Grove Cemetery. If the deceased has lived a good life, flowers would bloom on his grave; but if he has been evil, only weeds would grow. If several...
TBT: Victorian Death Superstitions and Rituals
Halloween is just around the corner and since my book does require the death of a secondary character, I thought it might be fun to share some of the superstitions I discovered during research of Victorian funerals and mourning rituals. At the Time of Death If...
Writing Craft Wednesday: Michael Hauge’s 6 Stage Story Structure
In my search for the perfect story structure and plotting, I have read many books and continue to do so. However, so far, Michael Hauge's 6 Stage Story Structure has been my favorite. I love his linear, clear-cut structure. Mr. Hauge's structure is centered...
Writing Craft Wednesday:Writing in the Male POV – Part 3
I am a woman. I think like a woman. I write like a woman. But what if I want to write like a man? If men are so straightforward and simple, shouldn't it be easy to write in their point of view? Apparently not. After my first failed attempt, I dove into...
Writing Craft Wednesday:Writing in the Male POV – Part 2
Fitzwilliam Darcy Thor Two great swoon-worthy heroes, and who doesn't love a swoon-worthy hero? As a writer, I strive to make my heroes the type that makes you swoon despite their flaws. After learning the devastating truth, that my hero was a girly-man,...
Writing Craft Wednesday: Writing in the Male POV – Part 1
“So God created man in His own image; He created him in the image of God; He created them male and female.” - Genesis 1:27 And boy did he create the differently. Ever heard of the book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus? I personally have never read...
