I’ve been studying lately secrets to making my characters not only unique, but the kind of heroes that cause readers to cry over them. I’ve discovered three secrets that hold …
Ask the Doc: Finding material for scenes
I have the big picture for my plot ~ but I am stuck on figuring out individual scenes. How do I come up with scenes that don’t drag? Good question! …
Doctor’s Notes: Secret #2 to making our readers cry over our heroes!
I’ve been studying lately secrets to making my characters not only unique, but the kind of heroes that cause readers to cry over them. I’ve discovered three secrets that hold …
Ask the Doc: 3 simple tricks to creating secondary characters
Ask the Doc: My question has to do with secondary characters. Do you generally create them before you start writing? How well to you have them sketched out? Or do …
Self-Therapy: Sympathy versus Compassion
Yesterday, I talked about the first secret to creating characters that make the reader cry: Compassion. It’s always a challenge to decide what element is most important to lead with …