Creating Realistic Characters in a Christian Romance Novel
This week we take a look at some practical tips on creating characters that make a Christian romance novels believable. Christian romance writers have the great privilege of revealing the greatest love story of all, the love of God for humankind, and telling it through the characters we create.
Read MoreNailing Your Character’s Personality
How do you take the characters in your head and turn them into believable people on the page? This week we will look at some practical questions to ask yourself about the imaginary people that inhabit your writer’s mind. Nailing your character’s personality will make your story come to life in the minds of your readers.
Read MoreMomilies by Nancy Parker Brummett
My guest today is Nancy Parker Brummett, author of Hope of Glory and Take My Hand Again. This week you can enjoy her blog about “Momilies,” those little things our moms said when we were growing up. We may not have understood them at the time, but it is a great way to reminisce about our mothers. Whether or not your mom is still with you, it’s a fun read!
Read MoreWhy Do I Need a Platform by Andrea Merrell
How do people find out who you are when you’re an unknown author? Why does everyone ask if you have a platform? My guest this week, author and editor, Andrea Merrell, gives the basics on building an author platform.
Read MoreCharacters Interacting with Setting
Today, we take a look at how characters interacting the the setting of the story can work together to draw your readers in and make them feel like they are taking part in the action.
Read MoreThe Distinctive Speech of Your Characters
Today we look at how an author can create characters with distinctive speech patterns to illustrate their origin from different regions or countries. I hope you enjoy it! Other ideas? Share a comment!
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