In character

I’m in week 2 of a class on character development, so it’s not surprising that I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about what makes characters interesting. I tend to write – and read – very character-focused stories, so making my characters feel vivid to my readers is very important to me. Our first…

Coming to my senses

The other day my husband asked why I wasn’t working on one of my many novel ideas because it’s one of his favorites. I tried using facts: I don’t have an outline for it, I’ve only written one scene so far (the one that made it one of his favorites), and pointed out that I’m…