Joy Crain
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Denise Hunter:
I loved your book The Convenient Groom and also loved the Hallmark movie because I am a big Hallmark lover (which makes me a hopeless romantic, I know). And your book was just full of love and emotion and I was wondering how you write those emotional parts? I am an aspiring author at 19 and sometimes I have trouble with parts like those. I know what I want in my head but that's not always the way it ends up on paper.
Denise Hunter
Hi Joy. I'm so glad you enjoyed The Convenient Groom. The emotional parts are always a challenge. It starts by putting yourself into the protagonists head and wondering: what is she thinking? What is she feeling? What is she doing? Showing is important as that is what makes the reader really feel these scenes. Instead of writing, "Annie was so angry!" write, "Warmth flushed through Annie's body. She fisted the tissue in her hands until it was a tight ball." Don't state the emotion. Let the reader figure out her emotion by what she's feeling/saying/doing. I hope that helps a little. There's a lot to be said for lots of practice! Good luck!
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Cintia
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I'm an aspiring writer, but I'm dealing with two things: I get discouraged every single day because 96% of manuscripts are rejected, and I haven't had an idea for years, literally. There's too many people wanting to be writers, and knowing there's so much competition just kills me a little every day. When I get motivated, immediatly something appears about the industry that kills it. Any tips on how to deal with this?
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Denise Hunter:
This might sound weird, but when do you get your best story ideas? When washing dishes or cleaning? Or when you are concentrating on finding an idea for a book? Also, do you end up using a lot of these ideas you get or are they placed in the "not happening" vault? Thank you! :)
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