Mary G

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This is Awesome!!

Here are some I found recently:

Hi @joy-caroline

Thank you so much for your advice!

So far I’m sticking with one POV (third person limited).
No worries! That makes perfect sense!! I find it challenging to combine already written characters but I guess I’ll just have to brainstorm some more and then do some crunching of characters:)

God bless!

@gracie-j

Thank you so much for those 5 helpful tips!! I will definitely keep those in account going forward.
God bless!

@freedomwriter76

I don’t think we have met, but it’s wonderful to meet you!!

Thank you for helping me out! I appreciate your input, it was very helpful! I think most my characters do serve a purpose but it may be a matter of combining them.

God bless!

@joy-caroline

Hi Joy!

I’m struggling with that too. The one thing that helped me was using the Save The Cat beat sheet. Then evaluating each scene and asking myself is it necessary or not. I also condensed a couple scenes to move it along faster.

I attached an outline I would fill out for each scene to see whether the scene was w…[Read more]

Here’s a character board from my WIP ‘The Inventor’s Daughter’

My protag’s name is Emilia.

@elishavet-pidyon
Hi Elishavet,

All that was soooo helpful!! Especially the LOTR example! I like how you asked different questions and how it becomes the readers turn to ask or respond to those questions. I’m definitely going to contemplate that more! I think I’m getting the hang of the whole theme thing now!
I appreciate your help!!!!!!

@kathleenramm
Hi Kathleen,

Wow! Thank you that was all so helpful!!

Okay, so I guess the ‘main theme’ would be struggling to build a new identity for herself. She has to choose who she wants to define her, whether that be living the life in high society or embracing the anew life in Christ with fellow Catholics. So family, belonging, hap…[Read more]

@issawriter7
Hi Issabelle!
Thank you for your advice! Yes, That’s pretty much the theme. Finding where you truly belong and building a new identity is more what I’m aiming for.

So with what you said, then I think finding family is one of her goals that branches out from the main theme. One of the few messages would be “Family doesn’t necessa…[Read more]

@godlyfantasy12

I’ve gone through this before too. It’s a hard decision. I did find this article, maybe it will help.

How to Successfully Kill a Character: The Checklist

God bless,

Mary

Hi @annabelle,

Thank you for your advice! That was very useful. So theme is more about asking a question that the reading will explore by reading the book, not stating a theme. I guess I could ask, “How do we find our place in society? Or, “Who will we let define us?”

I once read that your thematic question can slightly change through the book.…[Read more]

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Hey @elfwing,

Here are my two cents. When I write emotional scenes I try to think about where the character’s hands are and what they’re doing, as well as other facial cues. Like others have mentioned, you don’t necessarily  need to show tears to show someone is sad. For example, the character scratches the bridge of their nose, avert’s thei…[Read more]