NaNoWriMo
07 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
in writing Tags: hero, heroine, NaNoWriMo, Obsession, Writing
got to 13,697 today on my NaNoWriMo novel. It’s a romantic suspense called Obsession. I had a hard time getting a handle on my female protagonist until I changed her name. Once I got the right name for her, she came together in my head much easier. This happened on another story, too.
It’s funny how my writing process works. I get the hero first. Always. His name and his back story come easy to me. Wonder why the women are so much harder for me? Guess it’s like real life. I have male friends and female friends and the male ones are much easier to get a handle on. Simpler needs, I guess. Life imitates art? I think so.
Hero v. Antihero
20 Apr 2010 Leave a Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: anti hero, hero, Mark Strong, Mark Wahlberg, spacejock, Surfer, ywriter5
Wrote some more on my new story last night, Surfer Bride. I use the ywriter software- Not to actually write in but to set up my characters, locations, etc. After I type the day’s work in my regular word processing program, I cut and paste into the chapters and scenes in the ywriter. This program keeps your daily word count, your goal word count. how many more words a day you have to type to get to the goal AND it tells you how many times you’ve used a word. I highly recommend it. AND the best part is that is is FREE! Check it out http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter5.html Remember, though, write in your word processing program and then cut and paste- then you have 2 copies in case one goes wonky on you.
Here are pictures of the inspiration my hero and anti hero for this story- Which will be the groom? 
A choice of Marks- hmmmmm?
The Hero in my story
11 Nov 2009 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: hero, writing adventure
has taken a real turn that surprised me. His newest exploit came to me in the car on the way home and I actully had to tell him that he was a sly devil. He has decided on a course of action that I never foresaw. It always amazes me where the mind can go. I only thought I knew where this story was going. I was wrong and I have to say that Liam has pleasantly surprised me. I know its really me surprising me but this writing adventure never dulls for me. I guess when it does, it’ll be time to quit.
Random Thought of the Week
06 Nov 2009 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: Alpha, Beta, hero, heroine, Omega, writers
So, I woke up today with a really random thought/question. We all know about the Alpha male- you know, the macho, bossy, too arrogant to care guy. We also write about the Beta male. The one that is caring, sensitive and treats the heroine well. So, is there an OMEGA male? The first two letter of the Greek Alphabet are Alpha and Beta. The last is Omega. So, what kind of guy is the Omega? And will we ever see a book with him as the hero?
So, do you see the Omega man (yes. I know there was a movie by that name) as the ultimate anti hero or as the uber-nerd?? Just askin’
