Archive for July, 2009
My Independence Day
Posted by Karen on Jul 3,2009 Category: WritingThis weekend, we’ll celebrate the big holiday of our nation’s independence; however, I’ve already celebrated my independence day earlier this summer.
On June 7, 2002, I decided that I would stop living a life that wasn’t mine and start living an authentic life.
At the time, I was in a very stressful job in a very corporate [...]
While I was eating my lunch, I saw a post by writer friend Paula Chase Hyman over at the Brown Bookshelf blog about Twitter Book Parties.
I’m not on Twitter, but things like this just make me want to join if for nothing else to just follow what’s going on. Peer pressure—all the other kids are [...]
Summer Challenge Scene Spark #5
Posted by Karen on Jul 1,2009 Category: WritingYour protagonist does something that he/she is ashamed of.
Questions to ask about this scene spark:
*Which other characters see the protagonist do the action?
*What was the justification of the action?
*Was another character hurt by the action?
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