Choosing a character name isn’t as easy as you think. There are so many things to consider. At this year’s conference I attended a workshop by Kelly Hunter. She raised some great points about choosing your characters’ names, saying you need to consider: gender ethnicity age virtues character traits birthplace occupation socio-economic status honorifics that…
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My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison
My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison
My Excuse Monday
Poking fun at the but in all of us… Reprinted with permission of Sam Morrison
Opening sentence
I was talking about the opening sentence of my novel with a writing friend recently. The conversation reminded me of an old post I wrote. It’s been a few years, but here it is: Thursday, March 17th, I spent the morning in anxiety, the afternoon in ecstasy, and the evening unconscious. “Risk” by Dick Francis…