Marsha Ward
Like many authors, I have Characters in My Head who beg, plead, and even demand that I tell a story about them. When it's the turn of a particular character, I listen very hard. Very often, an idea is drifting around the universe, waiting for an author who is listening to grab it, which I may do. That idea gets mixed with others, along with "what-ifs" I ask, and miscellaneous bits of information I've squirreled away from all the reading I do. I stir gently, then begin to write what the character begins to tell me. Easy, right? Nooooo!
Marsha Ward
Like many authors, I have Characters in My Head who beg, plead, and even demand that I tell a story about them. When it's the turn of a particular character, I listen very hard. Very often, an idea is drifting around the universe, waiting for an author who is listening to grab it, which I may do. That idea gets mixed with others, along with "what-ifs" I ask, and miscellaneous bits of information I've squirreled away from all the reading I do. I stir gently, then begin to write what the character begins to tell me. Easy, right? Nooooo!
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