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I have always been aware of how a simple gift can lift a spirit, how a kind remark or compliment can make a day, or even be remembered for years by the recipient. I also know that a mean action … Continue reading
Misuse of Terminology
After busy months of becoming a freshman in high school in a new town, my grandson finally got back into his reading groove and back to having me reading a series with him. After the mostly tame and always ‘bad-guys-become-good’ … Continue reading
Posted in authors, book review, Books, characters, dystopian worlds, imagination, Miscellaneous, phrases, reading, reading preferences, Tonette Joyce, traditions, villains, writing
Tagged Anna Karenina, Artemis Fowl, Demons, Harry Potter, Leo Tolstoy, Midgrade books, mythological creatures, Percy Jackson, Septimus Heap, speed-reading, Taran Matharu, The Battlemage, The Inquisition, The Novice, The Summoner Trilogy, War and Peace, Woody Allen quote, YA books
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My Secondary Characters?
This week I am asked what do I think of or ask of my secondary characters. Truth be told, I’m so focused on my Hero and Heroine’s story I never really think of my secondary characters; they just show … Continue reading
Posted in authors, Books, characters, Friendship, Miscellaneous, Secondary Characters, villains, writing
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Excuses, Excuses
The question of the week is what makes a ‘good’ villain in a story. The answer is basically easy: Good writing. But of course, there is more to it than that. Does a villain need a backstory? Do we need … Continue reading
Posted in authors, Books, characters, inspiration, Life, movies, protagonists, reading preferences, Tonette Joyce, villains, writing
Tagged backstories, Darth Vadar, Happily-Ever-After, Jedi Heaven, redemption, scoundrels
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Characters We Love to Hate
This week, one of the foxes asked, “What do you think makes a good villain in a book or story?” Back when I was young, the definition of villain would have been “the bad guy” in a western or crime … Continue reading
Posted in characters, Patricia Kiyono, villains
Tagged Colonel Flagg, M.A.S.H, Major Winchester, Miranda Priestly, Sergeant Rizzo, villains
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