Tag: be willing to hurt your characters

New Book Update: Back Off Author, Characters Need to Do It Themselves

December 9, 2015

At the Loft Pitch Conference in November, the two agents I pitched to invited me to send pages. (Woo-hoo!) I told the agent who wanted 100 pages that I’d just finished a major rewrite and wanted to polish the first 100 pages before sending them to her. She said “Of course. Take the time you … More New Book Update: Back Off Author, Characters Need to Do It Themselves

Twisted Writer or Blocked Writer: How Much Is Enough?

August 13, 2015

My previous post raised questions about hurting fictional characters: Do you question yourself about your willingness to write the scenes where people are going to get hurt? Do you stop short of where the story needs to go because you’re afraid of what others will think of you? How do you know when you’ve gone … More Twisted Writer or Blocked Writer: How Much Is Enough?