Creating Characters, fiction, Writing
Last week I enjoyed a one-on-one interview with JAXTON CARTER, the hero from my upcoming release, DUPLICITY, a psychological romantic suspense. This week, I’m happy to meet with his leading lady, CASSANDRA HALL. A nurse with an exceptionally tender heart, Cass is not...
Creating Characters, fiction, Writing
Interviews with fictional characters are a bit odd, I admit it, but they’re also fun. Like an escape. A way to connect with ‘someone’ new, someone I, as an author, believe I can mold into the perfect hero or heroine. A strong character, however, has their own mind, as...
Creating Characters, fiction
Imagine being a child, 10 years of age, and suddenly responsible for the wellbeing of a baby brother or sister. While seeing children as caretakers is not that uncommon, when children take on the role of parent for their siblings, teaching them to walk, talk, brush...
Creating Characters, fiction, Writing
Authors spend a lot of time with their characters. We become intimately familiar with them by the time we’ve finished telling their stories, but we each use different methods of introduction to them. Some authors use charts, some write letters to and from their...
