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Character Background: Kevin’s Heroes were Reporters

[image error]I often find the my characters tell me what I need to know about them in order to write the story.  Not all at once, necessarily, but eventually.  As I was getting to know Kevin, the narrator for the novel I’m writing, one thing jumped out right away – this guy was a reporter, a journalist, and he’d always wanted to be a journalist. I already knew that he was a fan of comic books, so it made sense that he’d love Superman, who worked by day as a reporter. Walter Cronkite ruled the evening news...

The Gatekeepers are Gone

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This quote is from Marisa Cummings of Creative Thursday. I will eventually have the first line of this quote tattooed to my arm.  I have this quote posted on the wall above my desk as an inspiration, as a reminder.

The Gatekeepers are Gone.

There is no one standing between me and my goals.

You are the one who will open the door to your dreams.

I have the power to make my dreams come true.  No one but me can stop me.

 

I have creativity aplenty, my head is full of ideas, full of stories and c...