When I first started writing, my characters “went through the motions” of the story. The heroines dressed well, wore gorgeous clothes, and attracted handsome, well-dressed heroes. The heroes undertook grueling adventures where they encountered obstacle after obstacle, and always saved the heroine in the end. All stories have to end with HEA (Happily Ever After), of course. But despite the …
Who Are Your Characters?
What your characters do is central to the story. The plot revolves around them and their emotions, their insights, their successes and failures. So their occupations are important. But how you feel about their occupations may be even more important. When I started to write Bella Toscana, Toscana had a store where she sold Italian things, as well as her …