Life is all about choices. If there is a common theme in my writing, it would be that. In fact, my curiosity about why people do the things they do, is why I write. Certainly, the three main characters in my novel The Brevity of Roses must each face a major choice presented to them.… Continue reading Decisions, decisions, decisions
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How do you know your characters’ names?
Today, I’m pondering where character names come from. I recently read a few short stories I’d written—or started to write—a few years ago. In one story, in place of the main character’s name, I’d used GIRL. I could “see” the character, I just couldn’t “hear” her name. I never finished writing that story. In The… Continue reading How do you know your characters’ names?