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Thursday Seeds | Prose to the Hike
What are you doing when you go on a Hike? Sure, your feet are moving. What else? Are you talking to a hiking friend? If you are, you aren’t on steep enough hill. You both should be winded enough that it takes effort to speak. When that’s the case, there is a moment to just be with the outdoors, with your breath, and working with a rhythm that could be disguised with another task. If you are listening to someone else’s story, then you are doing another thing. If you are hiking alone, then maybe your are working on your own story. You could be going back through the details…
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Thursday Seeds: Talk to your Characters
The voices in your head that are your characters… Are you crazy? In a sense, you are, but don’t take yourself to the hospital just yet. Get their names down. If they don’t want you to know them, they shut up real fast. If they don’t care, you can have a conversation that may even tell you about the characters in your next book. If you talk with authors, they will tell you that the best characters have minds of their own. They don’t fit in a sweet box and they usually, if given room, will change your story for the better. You hear all the time as a writer,…
