The writing group I attend weekly is going to start having a before-meeting meeting to discuss craft, in addition to the meeting, where we critique each other’s work. So I’m thinking about craft. This week, I’m thinking about characterization. Here are some of those thoughts…
This sounds like it’s about me, but, like everything in the ever-lovin’ blue-eyed world, it’s about writing. Charlie’s birthday was yesterday. Mine is coming up. Charlie has been getting birthday cards all week. I haven’t. It isn’t that nobody likes me. Charlie’s cards are from…
So you have this character who has a goal. That’s what stories are about, isn’t it? A character with a goal? And obstacles to overcome in order to reach that goal? But maybe you don’t want the pursuit of that goal to be relentless. That’s…
