Tag: character
member name: Pat Bertram
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May 14, 2008 07:26 PM EDT --
Anyone who writes crime fiction, especially novels about a serial killer, is familiar with the sociopathic personality. But not all sociopaths are killers. Some psychologists estimate that there are thirty . . . more
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June 13, 2008 11:40 AM EDT --
The second half of a book is easy for me to write -- I know the characters, their backstories and motivations -- but I have trouble with the front part. My poor hero, Chip, has been running from . . . more
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January 27, 2008 12:54 PM EST --
To be real, a character must have strengths and weaknesses. I have been creating a profile for Chip, the hero of my work in progress, and I know some of his strengths: he is independent, can . . . more
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February 26, 2008 08:47 PM EST --
Theme reminds me of literature classes and discussions about what certain authors meant. I wonder if those authors would agree with the meanings ascribed to their works, or if they are laughing in their . . . more
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August 13, 2008 01:05 AM EDT --
Novels generally have a three-part structure: beginnings, middles, and ends.
Beginnings connect the reader to the main character, present the story world, establish tone, introduce the opposition, and . . . more
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April 30, 2008 11:23 AM EDT --
The main reason editors give for rejecting my work (when they give a reason) is that they didn't fall in love with my characters as they had hoped. This puzzles me because I have never fallen in love . . . more
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March 26, 2008 01:25 PM EDT --
New writers often rail against formulas and rules in an attempt to find their own voice, but the rules of good writing and storytelling need not be formulaic. Nor do formulas themselves need to be formulaic. . . . more
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April 14, 2008 11:11 AM EDT --
I need to fill a hole in my work-in-progress. The hero of this apocalyptic novel loses one person after the other until he is alone. (I'm not giving anything away here. I already told you . . . more
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July 09, 2008 07:16 PM EDT --
Color is an important part of life, and we should honor that importance in the stories we write. Although we can simply name any color for our characters' bedrooms or the clothes they wear, by choosing . . . more
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January 31, 2008 01:18 PM EST --
The Luscher color test for gaining accurate psychological information about a person has been around for six decades, and though it is not widely used in the United States, it is prevalent in . . . more
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April 25, 2008 01:27 PM EDT --
Why should I read your novel? Why should anyone? Only you know the answer to that, and you tell us by the story you choose to tell, the characters you choose to create, the themes you choose to develop. . . . more
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April 02, 2008 10:44 AM EDT --
If you've been keeping up with my articles, you are probably aware that I am writing a tongue-in-cheek apocalyptic novel with a serious theme: how much freedom we're willing to give up for security . . . more
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February 08, 2008 01:26 PM EST --
Interesting characters make interesting stories, not the other way around. Cardboard cutouts and comic book heroes serve the needs of many popular books today, but I want more than that for my current . . . more
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January 10, 2008 12:28 PM EST --
Nope. Sorry. Can't do it.
Although I know that to get published in today's market you need to start with a character who wants something desperately, I've never been able to do . . . more
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January 08, 2008 01:55 PM EST --
Plot without characters to give it life is merely a recitation of activity, and characters without plot to give them meaning go nowhere. The best way to learn about your characters is to throw . . . more
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