Authors often carefully map out backstories of their characters in order to know them so well that any inconsistency in the character arc is very obvious. One method of getting to know your characters is the Character Interview. Today author Ellen Parker shows us a sample. Character Interview with Dave Holmes. Today your St. Louis roving reporter is at Grand Avenue Hospital. In keeping with our series of interviews with young professionals, we’re sharing a cup of coffee with Dr. David Holmes. I’d like to begin by offering my congratulations on your surgical position. D.H. Thank you. R.R. Could Read More
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Back in the Saddle Again: Time for Revision
Boris is starting to whisper to me again. That’s right, my Muse is back, and, boy, have I missed him. I have not written since February. This year we’ve wrangled a major decluttering project that led to a huge garage sale. We sanded, painted, (well, Rich did) cleaned and staged our house in preparation for listing it, lived with the nightmare of keeping our house spotless for showings, sold it, house-hunted in another city, moved, unpacked and settled in. I was in the process of reading my manuscript and marking up revisions during this craziness, but eventually I Read More