I’m preparing to teach a class on creating and analyzing characters to a bunch of home schooled high schoolers. I confess, the prospect and planning have kept character attributes on the forefront of my mind.
I sat in the mall food court the other day, (teenage sleepover event) and made little notes about everything I noticed. Continue reading
I’m so pleased to chat with Elsie, the heroine of Beth Shriver’s latest Amish romance, Grace Given. From what I’ve noticed about Elsie, I’d say she’s got personality traits of a NURTURER and a WAIF. Now the WAIF part might might just come from the behavior and character of the Amish in general, but some of what she shares makes me think she is in need of a hero as WAIFs are prone to be. See what you think: Continue reading
Love is in the air, and isn’t that the typical status of a Disney princess? Well, the ones who are WAIFs anyway. It occurred to me that I didn’t specify those yesterday. Maybe I should do that before we try to find romance for the archetype. Continue reading
After spending the week absorbing this amazing book, I had to stop and review The Complete Writer’s Guide to Heroes & Heroines by Tami D. Cowden, Caro LaFeer, and Sue Viders.
I can’t say that I actually read this book from cover to cover, but I jumped all over it,
Marji Laine 