Tag: inspiration

MFRW 52 Week Blog Hop

3 Tools Used to Create My Characters

aliciacoleman

This is week 18 of the MFRW Blog Hop. Please check out the rest of the authors participating in this challenge. Today’s topic is How I work up character/setting profiles.

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I’m a pantser, sometimes a plantser. Most times my characters just show up fully formed. There’s nothing else I need to do other than write their stories. At other times it’s just a name. When all I have is a name, I’ll write up a lite sketch that includes where they’re from, what they want, birthday and archetype, a hobby which I think is important to the kind of person they are and how they handle themselves through life. If I haven’t found a celebrity inspiration to represent a character, I’ll create one with http://www.avatarmaker.com. Sometimes I give them a catchphrase or an emotional tick that they say/do at stressful times. I use the following books/tools to help me create my characters:

Don’t forget to check the other blogs in the hop to find out how their characters or settings are created.

MFRW 52 Week Blog Hop, writing

Family/Friend Story Inspiration

aliciacoleman

Hi there! It’s week 16 in the MFRW Blog Hop. Today’s topic: Family, friends, and pets I’ve written into my books.

Family and friends are a great source of character quirks and personalities. A few friends of mine and quite a lot of family members are quirky or unique enough to inspire characters, but haven’t won a place in a book/series yet.  Here’s what I have for character inspiration.

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My maternal granddad’s younger sisters are contemporaries with his older daughters, my mom included. These ladies are feisty, fun-loving, full of integrity, and they don’t take crap from anyone. They have inspired heroines in stories I’m writing in a sci-fi romance series.

Pax, Paris Chandler's dog PS Story

In another series, a German Shepherd, my first ever dog,  that has crossed the rainbow bridge is a secondary character in another series. He is the inspiration for Pax, a companion of the main character that is traveling across the United States before she settles in a small town in Alabama.

How have you used family in your writing? Be sure to check the other authors in the blog hop here.

MFRW 52 Week Blog Hop

Stranded

aliciacoleman

It’s week 9 of the blog challenge and we’re in the third month of the year. Time is flying by. The topic, ‘What would I invent if I were stuck on an island.’

I want to take a few cruises some time in the near future so this is a ‘what if’ I need to give serious consideration. I’ve thought long and hard about what I’d invent if I were to be stranded on an island.

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Okay, the first thing I’d need is water. There’s the ocean, but it’s not drinkable as it is so I’d need to hopefully find fresh water somewhere on the island. Once found, I’d have to find/create a vessel out of raw material from the island or debris from my damaged ship that is sturdy enough to withstand the purification process. I would want this gadget to be near whatever shelter I have but connected to the water source so I wouldn’t have to traipse through the bush from my dwelling and risk an encounter with dangerous wildlife.

What would you invent if you were stranded on a deserted island? Please be sure to check out all of the other authors in this blog hop here.