C.B. Lee's Blog, page 126
August 12, 2015
"When you feel unable to write, instead of trying some behavioral approach, like forcing yourself to..."
August 10, 2015
August 9, 2015
Character Details to Hide from Your Readers
Hiding information from your readers on purpose will help you create tension in your novel. I know this doesn’t work for every novel, but if you’re writing something with elements of suspense and mystery, hiding details and revealing them later will improve your story. This also helps add dimensions to your characters and explore their motivations on a deeper level.
Here are a few things to hide about your characters to create tension:
Whether or not your protagonist is l...
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Cookies, tea, meddling friends and unlikely opposites attracting might just be the exactly right recipe for love in Definitely, Maybe, Yours as expat English baker Craig finds his quiet life upended by an encounter with prickly, brokenhearted Alex at his favorite local Seattle pub…
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“I don’t believe in my story.”
I think this often. Apparently, so do a lot of writers. It doesn’t help that all I tend to see is how your story requires a strong message that you believe in. I tend to believe in it at first, and then see that message so often that I begin to doubt myself, and my story’s message and purpose. How can it be as heartfelt as something like Harry Potter? As lasting as something like Star Wars? How can I ask others to believe in it if I don’t believe it in myself? …What’s the mess...
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From the Definitely, Maybe, Yours Recipe Box - Spice Cake Cookies
Here’s the final entry in the Definitely, Maybe Yours Recipe Box, and it’s my personal favorite - a loose interpretation of a very important cookie that shows up early in the book! These boozy little bites of soft, spicy sunshine take a little more effort than the previous recipes, but I feel like they’re very much worth it.
See the inspiration for Lissa Reed’s cookies when Definitely, Maybe, Y...
August 8, 2015
Your Character Doesn't Exist In A Vacuum: Why Relationships Matter
“Your character doesn’t exist in a vacuum.” You’ve probably seen me write those words before, but what do they mean? Well, basically this: your character wasn’t born out of the aether, and they don’t exist in the world entirely alone. Your character has relationships - all kinds of relationships - and those are incredibly important to who they are. In this post, I would like to cover several types of relationships, and why they’re important to consider in the format...
