This whole month dealt with our more unpredictable characters. So, let's think about their reckless feeling ways, and the choices that sound completely chaotic but actually have control in them. The outcomes are inevitable, the path there is the ride. A very basic writing example is that your character stops to change a tire. This … Continue reading Thoughtful Thursday, Inevitably
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The Misfit Arc of Thoughtful Thursday
I have a discussion topic for us this week. Yes, we are talking misfits and mayhem, but why is that so memorable? Is it because the misfit has a different past, that makes them have a journey we could take alongside them? Or is it because the misfit refuses to conform to fit in, and … Continue reading The Misfit Arc of Thoughtful Thursday
Numb Thursday Thoughts
Sometimes that hollow feeling, those burn out moments, leave you feeling numb. Out of it. Is that a form of protection? Is numbness a lack of vulnerability, or so much vulnerability that you've exhausted yourself? I write real characters who've gone numb. The PTSD mindset shows itself, and you see them power through because stopping … Continue reading Numb Thursday Thoughts
A Lady of Mind's Observations 