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IWSG: Do I use personal information with my characters?
In answer to the Insecure Writer’s Support Group question for October: Have you ever slipped any of your personal information into your characters, either by accident or on pupose? My answer is yes and no. For the fiction, mystery novel that I’m writing, my voice at times comes through loud and clear in my heroine. I haven’t given her physical characteristics similar to mine because I think somehow she won’t be as interesting. I gave her two cats because I am an animal lover and I can’t imagine writing about someone who doesn’t like dogs or cats or … The way she sees the world is similar to me because…
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IWSG and CTST: Favorite aspect of being a writer?
Celebrate the Small Things – Being a creative writer! Entry for November’s Insecure Writer’s Support Group: If you enjoy writing, which I do, there is nothing in the world like the feeling of writing fiction. There is something magical that happens when I begin to think about a story idea, then imagine characters and what their lives might be like and then proceed with the plot. It’s my favorite aspect of being a writer. I’ve written short stories and then, years later, re-read those stories and it’s like I’m reading them again for the first time. Some days I can’t believe that I’ve written them. Let me be clear – it’s…
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Motivation
It’s Monday and I was looking for a little motivation so I visited one of my (soon-to-become) favorite blogs/tweeters. It’s called Urban Writers Retreat It’s a great idea. They offer retreats at a warehouse or other cool writing hangout that’s optimized for writing. Okay, so this one particular retreat is in London. I wouldn’t mind visiting London again sometime. Where did I put my pics of London? See how easy it is to get sidetracked when I should be writing? I like the premise of creating a space just for writing. No distractions (okay, perhaps just a kitty or two). This is a wake-up call for me to continue to…
