http://lillieammann.com A Writer's Words, An Editor's Eye Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:47:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en O ETERNAL God, through whose mighty power our fathers won their liberties of old; Grant, we beseech thee, that we and all the people of this land may have grace to maintain these liberties in righteousness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. http://lillieammann.com/2009/07/04/independence-day-let-there-be-fireworks/ During the My Special Days Dream or Destiny Promotion throughout the month of June, I gave away a free e-book of Fern's Fancies to everyone who purchased a copy of Dream or Destiny. The culmination of the promotion is a drawing from the names of all who bought a book during the event ... http://lillieammann.com/2009/07/02/winner-my-special-days-dream-or-destiny-promotion/ You've got some basic ideas of what your character is like: gender, age, vocation, manner. As described in Finding and Creating Characters, you've given your character a problem, a need. Now you're ready to flesh the character out. Even though you won't reveal all this information about your character at first, you ... http://lillieammann.com/2009/07/01/creating-fictional-characters%e2%80%94part-4-fleshing-out-characters-with-tags-traits-and-relationships/ My Special Days Dream or Destiny Promotion ends today. Order a copy of Dream or Destiny by midnight tonight, and I will e-mail you an e-book of Fern's Fancies, my unpublished contemporary romance novel. To order directly from me through PayPal, click the "buy now" button below. Please be sure to ... http://lillieammann.com/2009/06/30/last-chance-my-special-days-dream-or-destiny-promotion-ends-today/ In previous installments of this series, we've learned what characters are and discussed how to find and create them. Now, let's talk about how to reveal characters in your story. Although it may be tempting to describe your characters and tell the reader all about them when you first introduce them, ... http://lillieammann.com/2009/06/29/creating-fictional-characters-part-3-revealing-characters-and-point-of-view/