Since it is Halloween, let’s talk FEAR.
When idiosyncratic anxieties come to the surface, automatically a character is more interesting. The reader wants to know when and where your main character learned the life-altering fear of deli counters or water balloons. Was she born that way? Was she kidnapped by evil clowns and [...]
Wacko Wednesdays: Phobias
October 30th, 2007
Tags: Nanowrimo · phobias · Wacko Wednesdays
Wacko Wednesdays!
October 24th, 2007 2 Comments
My background is in psychology. Now I’m a writer. And I blog. Why not bring those three interests together? Introducing WACKO WEDNESDAYS!
Every Wednesday, I’ll introduce a personality trait/disorder writing meme. Use the info to add interesting facets to your characters. We all have little behaviors/beliefs/superstitions/pathology that make us [...]
Tags: character · fiction · personality · Rite-in · Wacko Wednesdays · Writing Exercises