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Back Story vs Character History

Ding, ding!. Referee: “Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the first ever bout between Back Story and Character History.” Wahhaaaaa. Cheeerrrs! Ref: “In this corner, from the New York City, weighing a hefty five hundred and eighty-two pounds, wearing black shorts, is the champion of all novel prose, Baaaaack Storrrryyyyyy!” Waahhhha, crowd cheering. “And in this corner, from Miami Beach, weighing a sleek one hundred and seventy-eight pounds, wearing blue shorts, is the challenger, Chhhaaaarrracter Hhhiiiistorrrryyy.” Wahhhhha, other half of the crowd cheering. Ref: “All right you twos, I want a clean fight. No hitting below the belt, no tripping, spitting, holding or biting. Touch gloves, go to your mutual corners and when the bell rings, come out fighting.” Ding! Character History leaps to the center of the ring as Back […]

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7 Essential Things to Help Insure Success for Your Facebook Fan Page

 A Facebook Fan Page is one of three things considered essential if you want to develop a successful online presence. But many people assume that just creating a fan page is all they need to do. Life any successful component to online networking, a fan page takes diligence and work. A Landing Page is the first thing you need. This page acts as a call to action to anyone who visits your page. You should never assume that someone who visits your page will automatically like it. You do need to understand that this page will only come up automatically when someone isn’t a fan of your page. That is a Facebook requirement. Share this Post…

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The Construction of Chapter 8 – Kenzie’s scene. Don’t Rush the Drama!

   One of the struggles I see with many writers – and even myself – is the rush to the climatic parts of the story.  They see the drama of the big pieces and want to get there immediately to wow the reader. However, the problem is when we don’t give the drama resonance – when we don’t show the progression of emotions leading up to it, and the significance of the drama, we miss out on the punch. I always advise clients to take their time, to feel the nuances of the scene and allow the reader to, also.  However, sometimes it can feel like eating an elephant.  You have so far to go, and today you’reworking on a toenail. (okay, yuck.  Maybe I should find another analogy).  What […]

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Act 2: Keeping the Middle from Muddling

Is your Act 2 slowing down? Do you find it muddling along? Are you running out of content and creating mundane, circular scenes?  Here’s a way to fill Act 2 with powerful content. The last scene of Luke and Kenzie’s story was an example of a combo reaction scene to the Romance, and the ramping up of the suspense thread again.  I also threw in a piece of the spiritual thread – that idea that relationships are what hold us together and make us better people – which is what Luke is supposed to learn on this journey.   Just for a second, I’m going to dive into a discussion about the spiritual journey.  Although this is a romantic suspense, every book has some sort of theme, and even deeper, […]

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