(I hope you’re singing along right now!) What makes a woman beautiful? It’s unique to every man, every person. I see beauty in my daughter’s creativity, her independent spirit. My husband sees his daughter’s cheerful smile, the way she admires him. I don’t even what to know what the 16 year old boys in her class see, but I know her friends see someone who listens, who gives wise advice. It’s these inner qualities that make a heroine beautiful. (and likewise, a man handsome!) However, they are specific to each person. So,what does your hero see in your heroine? How do we discover your heroine’s unique beauty? We start “with the eye of the beholder” and we look at their vacancies, and their strengths. 1. What are your beholder’s vacancies? […]
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Beauty Secrets! (the other ingredient to a Strong Heroine!)
Beauty – what is it? An informal Warren family poll elicits very different responses: 16 year old boy: Someone who is smart. 13 year old boy: A girl who can run fast. (not sure why) 11 year old boy: Nice hair. 15 year old girl: Someone who is unique. Married old guy: Softness. Someone who is happy and cheerful. What makes beauty? I think we can all agree that the bible points out that beauty comes from inside, and I agree. A crabby person, regardless of how beautiful, gives off a sheen of ugly. But a lovely person who exudes kindness can be very pretty. When we’re creating a heroine, especially in a romance, but even in a suspense, she has to possess her own beauty. This is the other […]
Read the RestSluffiness
I admit, I don’t feel very beautiful today. My nose looks like a tomato, and is nearly as tender, my eyes are bloodshot and watery, my voice sounds like I’m talking through a toilet paper roll holder. I have a cold. I’m moving slowly. With moans. Through layers of fog and grogginess, with the aid of cold medicine. I’m even a little crabby. But my son doesn’t see that. He sees a mom who made him pie for lunch. My husband sees a woman who made it out into below-freezing weather to watch their son play basketball. My daughter sees the mom who let her ask a boy to the upcoming dance. They think I’m pretty good looking. But even they don’t matter, because, well, Ps 45:10-12 says: Listen, O […]
Read the RestOuch, you’re hurting me! (Or, chipping away at your heroine’s confidence to create her black moment!)
Hey all! I was travelling a lot this past week, so great thanks go to Rachel, who picked up the ball and began the discussion about Strong Heroines! I wanted to add to Rachel’s thoughts to give you all some building blocks. A heroine should be a like a phoenix…enduring and beautiful, and able to rise from the ashes of her own crumbling world to start again. Such a heroine has two Unquenchable Qualities that make her heroic. This week, we’re talking about the First: Confidence! When you’re building confidence into a heroine (and a hero!), you must have something she does well, something she can rely on about herself, even in the darkest moment. In my plotting for the Heart/Soul/Mind class, I refer to this as their “competence.” Something […]
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