In my new favorite book on writing, Misery, King has his protagonist Paul Sheldon wake up out of a pain-riddled stupor screaming for a pencil. When Annie Wilkes comes running in, he scribbles down the plot point that is essential to making the new Misery Chastain book the best he Read more…
Gather round, children, for the legend of Mary Sue. Once there was a fan-fic author, whose name has been lost in the mists of time. Some say she, for it’s always a she, wrote Star Trek fan-fic. Others say no, that she wrote Lord of the Rings fan-fic. Regardless of Read more…
Over on JK Cheney’s blog, the discussion continues apace. Now she tackles The One, The Predestined Mate, The Soul Mate. Even in this day and age, usually the One is the female character’s first one, while the male character has more experience. When writing a historical romance, that certainly makes Read more…