Tag Archives: characterization
Empathy – A Cure for Our Ills
What makes you love a book? For me, it’s the author’s ability to draw me into the character. If I can sink into a character’s mind and see the world through her eyes, feel her joys, sorrows, anger, passion, love … Continue reading
A Conversation with Dr. Paul About Creative Characterization
Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Dr. Paul Reeves about one of my favorite topics–characterization. I shared some of the secrets I’ve learned from my characters and talked about the techniques I use to “coax” my characters to … Continue reading
Creative Characterization at The Writer’s Garret
What makes a story memorable to you? For me, it’s the character, and I love discovering writers’ characters in my Creative Characterization workshops. This four-week workshop at The Writer’s Garret will cover several of the methods I’ve used to create … Continue reading
Creative Characterization Online Class
Do you have writer’s block? Are your characters giving you the silent treatment? Would you like to discover your characters’ secrets? Need a subplot? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may benefit from my online class, … Continue reading
Creative Characterization
Of all the workshops I present, my favorites are those centered around character development. There’s nothing better than seeing an author’s eyes widen when their “aha” moment arrives and they discover something new about their characters. For me, characterization is … Continue reading
Win a Copy of Creative Characterization!
I’m excited to announce my new workbook, Creative Characterization, is now available on Amazon! This workbook demonstrates six different methods I’ve taught in workshops over the last few years: Interviewing Describing Photos and Paintings Writing Letters Writing in a Different … Continue reading
Creative Characterization
It’s been a goal of mine to develop a workbook based on the workshops I’ve taught on creative ways to develop characters. Thanks to nagging motivation by my dear friend, Linda Apple, I’ve been working on that goal for several months … Continue reading
A Letter from Mo
This afternoon, I’ve been working on putting together a workbook based on my workshop, Creative Characterization. One of the exercises involves writing a letter from a character to the author. I’ve done this several times in the past, because it’s a … Continue reading
The “Me” in My Characters
Today, I read the following quote on Facebook: Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. … Continue reading
A Visit to Donna’s Book Pub
Thank you to Donna Volkennant for inviting me to be a guest at her “pub,” where I shared some of my “outside-the-box” ways that I “talk” to my characters. Non-writers might think I’m a little cuckoo, but I know … Continue reading
