At some point in every fairytale, there is a taste of death. Sometimes figuratively, sometimes literally. Cinderella, in the Disney version, was locked away in the tower when the king’s men came looking for the dream girl who wore the slipper. Snow White bit into the toxic apple prepared by her step monster and fell into a deep sleep that looked very much like death. The dwarfs laid her out in a casket and mourned. Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty, also looked to be dead. Photogen and Nycteris lost their entire worlds when they realized they’d been manipulated and all but imprisoned by the witch, Watho. At the taste of death, the story appears to be over. All is lost. Hope is gone. What about our modern love stories? While You […]
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Memorialize Your Accomplishments, Part 2: Celebrate Others’ Successes
Nothing will help you memorialize your successes like joining in the celebration of others’ accomplishments. Doing that not only brings joy to the other person, but reminds you of your own achievements. It also just feels good. I attended the very first MBT Story Crafter’s Retreat way back in 2009. There, I met the now famed Ponderers. We all came with a dream of being published authors. Through the years, we’ve had lots to celebrate: Lisa Jordan has two published books: Lakeside Reunion and Lakeside Family. Beth Vogt has two published books: Wish You Were Here and Catch a Falling Star that just released this week. Melissa Tagg will release her debut novel, Made to Last in September. Pat Trainum signed a two book contract with Revell. Ginger Takamiya won […]
Read the RestCraft: The Golden Rule of Fiction
Still in a traveling frenzy… off to see my Grandma for her 99th birthday… so I asked author and writing coach Randy Ingermanson if I could share a post from his Advance Writing E-Zine. He said Yes and offers us a good take on characterization. Here’s Randy: About twenty years ago, I was accepted into a small mentoring group led by Sol Stein, a famous novelist, playwright, publisher, and writing teacher. It was a great group and I enjoyed hanging out with so many talented novelists. Sol had a recent book out, THE BEST REVENGE, and most of us in the group bought a copy. Sol, knowing that I’m a physicist, autographed mine as follows: “Physics = facts; Fiction = truth” I’ve often thought of that over the years. A […]
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