We writers know our story circles around three things: plot, setting, and character. I’d like to talk about character. I know you have heard a dozen different ways to create characters, but how about one more time, only with a different take on them.
Enjoy this inspirational speech from the film, Any Given Sunday, delivered by the excellent Al Pacino. Enjoy also Jamie Fix, Dennis Quaid, and LL Cool J.
Apply the number 4 to your story. Which of your characters has these traits? What aspect of your story structure could be enhanced by using elements of the number 4? What part of your writing life could you a dose of the number 4?
Guest Post by Aletta de Wal: As Artist Advisor for Artist Career Training, my mission is to help artists become “creative entrepreneurs” so that they can make a better living making art and still have a life. Kudos to the visual artists reading this Blog! You have figured out what many artists have to discover – that there’s a lot of talking and writing involved in making money from doing what you love.
Today’s Tip #5: The 5-5-5 Rule Often my workshop attendees, clients and students ask me, “How much time should I spend on social networking?” “How’s five minutes a day?” I ask. “That’s all?”
I’m finally ready to share with you my new course, We’re All In This Together: Social Media for Fiction Authors.
This 7-week online/teleseminar course starts soon! April 11th. Yes, we can do it together!
I have resources spilling out of my ears I so look forward to sharing with you!
I have tools and techniques to guide you [...]
Just a quick shout out to all the cool online communities I’m part of that support my life as an indie author:
Shewrites.com: If you do join — yes, it’s free — connect with me! I just attended a cool live chat with other YA authors.
“Hosted by Ning, She Writes nurtures a growing community of women [...]
Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Videos for Authors series.
And I get a break from writing a post! LOL
What is the sixth sense but another ability to perceive we humans have in our arsenal?
More here:
“Pattie Maes, an associate professor at MIT and internationally honored with several awards, is a Belgian at the top [...]
Um, yes. Book marketing is creative, imho (in my humble opinion).
I’m preempting my semi-regular Saturday series on Spark Your Creativity Through Numbers to chat about creativity and marketing and then get to it!
What is there to say? (I’m itching to get to work. LOL)
Like any creative process, marketing our books goes from first spark to [...]
I don’t know about you guys, but I have been so distracted by all the conversations I’ve been having: on Facebook, on Twitter, on my online community for writers, We Write Books, through email, blogging. I love these things, but I have to consciously turn them off — turn off all the external conversations — [...]
Today I continue my exploration of the Kick Ass Heroines, like Xena, that I love in books, movies and TV shows, and highlight more of their characteristics. I’d love to know what you think! Did I leave any out?! What would you add to this list?
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Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Videos for Authors series.
What is so great about mind mapping? One of the modern teachers of mind mapping is Tony Buzan. Check out what he has to say!
Do you use mind mapping in your writing? In other areas of your life? I sometimes use mind mapping to explore [...]
Welcome to our Saturday post on Creativity. This week I feature a post on creativity and dreaming by guest columnist, Paula Chaffee Scardamalia, Story Muse and Dream Coach. How do you use dreams to enhance your creativity and defeat your creative block monster? Please share in the comments! And enjoy!
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The process of creating is related [...]
When do you ask for help? And I mean all kinds of help: financial, emotional, psychological, spiritual, etc. One of the traits often associated with artist and entrepreneurs is independence. Speaking just about myself, I am that gal who said from a very young age, “I can do it myself.”
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