Guest Blog by Cat Michaels
Hello everyone!
I hope this blog finds all of you in good spirits, and embracing the Monday. Today I have a guest blogger for all of you wonderful readers to enjoy. She is a fellow children’s author, and good friend mine.
Drum roll please…………………………….
Cat Michaels!
Cat Started writing stories in the fourth grade and hasn’t stopped since. Cat spins tales of everyday life and a twist of magic or mystery that open young minds to new ways of looking at the world. Illustrations by watercolor artist Irene A. Jahns help bring that world to life.
Today, Cat will give a peak behind closed doors, into the realm of her main character; Sweet T. So I invite all of you to get comfy cozy, and sit back as you learn what happens when a character speaks to Cat.
Listening When My Book’s Characters Speak to Me
Often when holed up in my writerly nest, my mind takes off on mental flights. It’ll swirl through ideas, sorting which ones to keep and write about.
Sometimes, I’m overwhelmed and unsure of what to do. That’s when my characters chime in and speak to me. They let me know what journey they want to take and what kind of peril I can fling at them (rated PG-13, of course).
I don’t know why this is so. And I can’t put a quantifiable, scientific explanation around why I hear my characters. It’s just one of those things in life that I delightfully accept.
That’s why I was tickled when fellow Kid Lit author and friend, K. Lamb, asked me to participate in the Meet the Character Blog Tour to introduce you to a character from one of my books.
Like most writers, I have an endearing relationship with people in my tales. And like a parent, it was hard to select which one of my literary offspring to highlight for this post. (Not to worry: I made sure my other characters didn’t feel slighted.) I can’t wait to introduce you to Tara, or Sweet T as she is sometimes called. T remains one of my favorites simply because she is the protagonist in my first book.
Ready? Put your feet up and get comfy.
http://tinyurl.com/nkz3dyc
I hope all of you enjoyed that little taste of Cat’s Blog, and have popped over to read the rest. You can find out more about Cat Michaels by visiting her website http://www.catmichaelswriter.com/
Follower her on Twitter! https://twitter.com/CatMichaelsBook @CatMichaelsBook
Like her on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/catmichaelsw...
You can also visit her Amazon Page too! http://www.amazon.com/Cat-Michaels/e/...
Happy Blogging everyone!
I hope this blog finds all of you in good spirits, and embracing the Monday. Today I have a guest blogger for all of you wonderful readers to enjoy. She is a fellow children’s author, and good friend mine.
Drum roll please…………………………….
Cat Michaels!
Cat Started writing stories in the fourth grade and hasn’t stopped since. Cat spins tales of everyday life and a twist of magic or mystery that open young minds to new ways of looking at the world. Illustrations by watercolor artist Irene A. Jahns help bring that world to life.
Today, Cat will give a peak behind closed doors, into the realm of her main character; Sweet T. So I invite all of you to get comfy cozy, and sit back as you learn what happens when a character speaks to Cat.
Listening When My Book’s Characters Speak to Me
Often when holed up in my writerly nest, my mind takes off on mental flights. It’ll swirl through ideas, sorting which ones to keep and write about.
Sometimes, I’m overwhelmed and unsure of what to do. That’s when my characters chime in and speak to me. They let me know what journey they want to take and what kind of peril I can fling at them (rated PG-13, of course).
I don’t know why this is so. And I can’t put a quantifiable, scientific explanation around why I hear my characters. It’s just one of those things in life that I delightfully accept.
That’s why I was tickled when fellow Kid Lit author and friend, K. Lamb, asked me to participate in the Meet the Character Blog Tour to introduce you to a character from one of my books.
Like most writers, I have an endearing relationship with people in my tales. And like a parent, it was hard to select which one of my literary offspring to highlight for this post. (Not to worry: I made sure my other characters didn’t feel slighted.) I can’t wait to introduce you to Tara, or Sweet T as she is sometimes called. T remains one of my favorites simply because she is the protagonist in my first book.
Ready? Put your feet up and get comfy.
http://tinyurl.com/nkz3dyc
I hope all of you enjoyed that little taste of Cat’s Blog, and have popped over to read the rest. You can find out more about Cat Michaels by visiting her website http://www.catmichaelswriter.com/
Follower her on Twitter! https://twitter.com/CatMichaelsBook @CatMichaelsBook
Like her on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/catmichaelsw...
You can also visit her Amazon Page too! http://www.amazon.com/Cat-Michaels/e/...
Happy Blogging everyone!
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Seriously, it's surprising how real my characters have become to me. They do get inside a writer's head.