by Tari Faris, @FarisTari A few years ago, my boys were playing superheroes and my daughter not wanting to be left out (but still as girly as they come) stood …
Getting Into Your Character’s Head…When the Character Is a Psychopath
by Patricia Bradley, @PTBradley1 Creating heroes and heroines is hard enough, but at least writers usually know a few people who qualify for those titles. And it’s easier to get into …
Creating Characters that Come Alive: Setting Goals
by Liz Johnson, @lizjohnsonbooks What does your character want? It seems an innocuous enough question, but the truth is that it’s one of the most important ones a writer has to …
Creating Strong Characters
There you are, you’ve got a blank computer screen, and the smallest tickle of an idea, something you’ve read, or seen, some question you think might be interesting tackled in …
The Unexpected Happy Ending
I was in Montana this weekend for a wedding. My father’s wedding. It was weird. Okay, exciting, sweet, joyful, but…definitely unexpected. See, my mom passed a few years ago, and …