For my Wednesday craft post, I was going to write about First Person Voice with some examples but I found this post from my archives when I first started blogging and had only 2 subscribers. So I wanted to share this post again for all my new and current readers. I hope you find it helpful. I've been reading this craft book, Finding Your Writer's Voice. I first heard about voice in my first fiction writing class at the Callonwolde Arts Center here in Atlanta. It's still very hard to explain … [Read more...]
2010 Springmingle: Character Dimensions
March 3, 2010 Read Comments
This past weekend, I went to the 2010 Springmingle conference sponsored by the Southern Breeze SCBWI chapter. Cheryl Klein, senior editor of Arthur A. Levine Books (a Scholastic imprint), led an interesting workshop called "Dimensions of Character." I'm a plotter first, which means my character arcs come second after the plot idea. I don't concentrate on character sketches or bios --- like I shared in a previous post, Character Development. However, Cheryl Klein did have some great tips … [Read more...]
