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Writing What You Know: Abstracts of a Marriage and Separation
My parents went through the most amicable divorce of anyone I have ever known. There was no yelling and screaming before their split, during, nor after. I’m sure there were resentments for quite a time, but for my outwardly … Continue reading
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Tagged characterization, Rob Thomas, write what you know, writing, writing relationships, writing tips
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“Smile,” They Said.
Warning: Rant Ahead Related: NOT political …except for starting with the story about at least one male journalist’s commentary about Secretary Clinton’s primary wins last week. I liked Valenti’s article in The Guardian about this as she helped accentuate the … Continue reading
The Conundrum of a “Found” Manuscript
Okay, yes, I’m going to join in with all the ruckus about Harper Lee’s latest novel, released today, Go Set a Watchman. Join me? And no, I haven’t read it; so if that’s going to make you crazy, consider this … Continue reading
Do Your Characters Reveal Your Race? A White Author’s Push for Self-Examination
For a very long time, one of my sons has been asking me to read the books from Rick Riordan’s Heroes of Olympus series. My kids like it when I read stuff they really like, which I can appreciate. We … Continue reading
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Tagged #WeNeedDiverseBooks, character diversity, characterization, race and writing, Rick Riordan, Ricky Martin, writing
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The Draw of Love Triangles with Thoughts On “Bad Boys” vs “Good Guys”
Love triangles occupy one of the cornerstones of fiction. So much so that when some of them reach the big screen we get Twitter taking sides. #TeamPeeta! #TeamJacob! #TeamGilbert! Okay, well, I might have made that last one up, but … Continue reading
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Tagged bad boy/good guy, characterization, love triangles, reading
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Warning: Characters In Your Head May Look Different Than They Appear
Catching Fire, the second movie adaptation in The Hunger Games series comes out next month, and the first thing I always think of is the ridiculous fan reaction to character race after The Hunger Games movie released in 2012. When … Continue reading
Posted in Reading, Writing
Tagged #WeNeedDiverseBooks, characterization, characters, descriptive writing, writing, writing details, writing technique
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Crude, Lewd, Prude, or Just Plain Rude? The Language We Read and Write
The conversation started with a fart. Well, the word, anyway – although it was an online conversation, so who knows what was going on the other side of our computers, right? Two of my friends were expressing disfavor with the … Continue reading
