by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 22, 2018 | Writing
I recently read insights I’ve heard before but were worth hearing again as I prepare to write my next romance: Ask myself what matters to me, stirs me, and bothers me; look into my personal life for experiences that accompany these three things; then write...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 15, 2018 | Writing
The last two weeks, I’ve given examples showing characters’ love for each other and examples showing characters’ flaws. This week, I give an example of a character exhibiting a wound. I chose being stalked. I consulted The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer’s...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 8, 2018 | Writing
Last week, I wrote examples of showing love using behaviors from The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Attributes (Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi). So, this week I give examples of characters exhibiting character flaws. I’ve used The Negative...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Feb 1, 2018 | Writing
Valentine’s Day approaches, and I have a novella in a Valentine’s Day collection. See more about Cooking Up Kisses at the end of my post. Today, I use associated behaviors from The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character Attributes (Angela Ackerman and...
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