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Tips on characterization have included: Physical Appearance, Favorites, Habits, Background, Family, Attitude, Personality, Traits and Self-Perception. Tips today include your characters interrelation with other characters, Goals, and Problem/Crisis While I’ve been introducing this character chart, I’ve reevaluated my characters in my WIP. For me this has been a fun and insightful revisit to this chart, much of which I’ve taken for granted over the years. […]

Please welcome D. Lieber author of The Exiled Otherkin  D. Lieber author of The Exiled Otherkin will be awarding a fancy homemade bookmark (US ONLY) to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. The Exiled Otherkin by D. Lieber ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE: Fantasy Romance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INTERVIEW: What or who inspired you to start writing? I have always written as a sort of release. Whenever I […]

Please welcome Archer Miller author of Evolved Archer Miller author of Evolved will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Evolved by Archer Miller ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE: Science Fiction ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INTERVIEW:   BLURB:   Humanity has spread to the far reaches of space with The Golden Door, a planetary colonization monopoly, selling off every desirable and not […]

Please welcome Alice Jane-Marie Massa author of The Christmas Carriage Alice Jane-Marie Massa will be awarding a $20.00 Panera Gift Card (US only) to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. The Christmas Carriage and Other Writings of the Holiday Season by Alice Jane-Marie Massa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE:  Collection of short stories, memoirs, essays, and poetry   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~   BLURB:   ​To celebrate holiday […]

More tips about Characterization: Traits & Self-Perception Some of the most important aspects of characterization include in depth development of your characters traits and self-perception.  When authors speak of traits, sometimes we stop at hair, eye, skin and skin color. It’s important to take an in depth look at more specific traits. It’s also important to know why or why not your character perceives themselves […]

Love Sick Love is a brutally honest and confronting story of love, sexual obsession and hope. D.A. Cairns will give a digital copy of Love Sick Love to one randomly drawn commenter. Buy at: Amazon, Barnes and Noble EXCERPT: Love Sick Love She seems agitated, and although I know she is a nervy, jittery type of character, I sense heightened tension on this occasion and […]

Please welcome Chad Bishop author of Sanctuary of Lies Chad author of Sanctuary of Lies: will be awarding a $10 Amazon GC to 3 randomly drawn winners via rafflecopter during the tour. Sanctuary of Lies by Chad Bishop ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE: Thriller (domestic) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~   BLURB: Sanctuary of Lies   ISABELLA NUNEZ owns a computer firm in Brooklyn with her lover JACOB COSTA. Accepting her infertility they […]

Please welcome Sheri Humphreys author of the Unseducible Earl. Sheri, author of Unseducible Earl will be awarding a copy of <i>A Hero to Hold</i> and $15 in Boroughs Bucks to 2 randomly drawn winners via rafflecopter during the tour. The Unseducible Earl by Sheri Humphreys ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE: Historical Romance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~   BLURB:   When an earl who’s given up on love and has settled on […]

Please welcome  author of The White Lady Beth Trissel author of The White Lady will be awarding a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.   The White Lady by Beth Trissel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE:  Ghostly Holiday Time Travel Romance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~   BLURB:   Avery Dunham has always been ready to follow her friend, time-traveling wizard, […]

Please welcome  author of The Oath In The Oath: Maddy Silenus: Susan Badaracco will be awarding a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.   The Oath: Maddy and Silenus by Susan Badaracco ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GENRE:  fantasy adventure ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INTERVIW: What or who inspired you to start writing?        I decided to write a book as […]