Hello from Atlanta! I can’t believe it’s been a week since I blogged last – so sorry. I was in Melbourne, FLA for the first annual Deep Thinker’s Retreat. What fun, with a great group of aspiring author. I just fell in love with this group of ladies! Why? Oh, I’ll tell you – First, I live in the woods, and when I say woods, I mean tucked into a little hamlet in the snowy tip of northern Minnesota, where ice and snow clasp us in solitude for the better part of four months. Worse, I am an extrovert, so….well you get the picture. I shed my layers going south, met my friend, stood on the beach and shouted out a hallelujah! The retreat Filled that Empty Place….you could say […]
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Live vs. Truth = Spiritual Epiphany
Does my hero HAVE to believe in a lie? We get this question sometimes when we’re working with clients in a Book Therapy session. Clients have done so much work creating the character, trying to figure out who he is, and it just seems like another mindless question. It’s not. In fact, I build my characters on just a few key questions, the most important ones that comprise our lives. You’ve seen some of them in this process…greatest fears, greatest dreams, values, motivations. The Lie They Believe is one of the essential questions that threads throughout the entire book. Without the lie, you don’t know what the truth is you’re aiming for. Without the lie, you don’t know how he/she builds their lives, what their view on […]
Read the RestWe have faces and names!
Our hero looks like….Dylan Bruno! (And if you ever want to see this actor in action, check him out on Numbers, Friday nights!) His name is…Luke. I love that name. Jaxon and Caleb came in close seconds…which means, if we can, we’ll use those names for secondary characters. =). Our heroine looks like: Isla Fisher! (If you’re wondering where you’ve seen her face before…check out the new Shopaholic movie!) And her name will be…MacKenzie! We’ll have to see if our hero ends up calling her Mac..or Kenzie…or…??? Mia came in second…she sounds like a good friend for MacKenzie. So, so there we have it….faces, and names for our hero and heroine! In the meantime, don’t forget to hop over to Club Book Therapy and add your VOICE to the Inciting […]
Read the RestWhat do they look like? Pick the faces and names of our lead characters!
We’ve finally reached the place were we get to choose what our hero and heroine look like! We’ve had a lively discussion the last couple weeks on Voices, and I went through and listed all the heroes and heroine suggestions — great suggestions! However, we could pick from ten, so I picked ten of each. If you want to look back at the bios of our hero and heroine before you vote, go here. Then, pick their names. Again, I took these from our discussion. When you’re done don’ t forget to stop by Voices and add your ideas for the Inciting Incident and the Epiphany! (look for the discussions: Lies vs. Truth, and Inciting Incident) Vote! Every Voice counts. (Keep scrolling — there are four polls!) Online Surveys & Market Research […]
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