Watching Brave in the movie theater, I tried to keep a blogger’s keen eye on the story. At one point, though, I became totally captivated, lost in the moment of Merida galloping her black steed Angus through the forest. I found myself transported to another world because the scene created a very real and emotional …
Tag Archive: Vespa Wynde
Feb
22
Shaping a Heroine – A Daughter’s Mother
In my first entry to Shaping a Heroine, a series of blogs discussing the design of my novel’s heroine, Vespa Wynde, I talked about her father. Daemyn Wynde had always been easily identifiable in my mind as an amalgamation of Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt. When I tried to identify …
Dec
19
Shaping a Heroine – A Father’s Daughter
The more I write, the more I’ve come to the determination that writers really do write what they know, and if you really want to know who you are, it’s as simple as looking back at what you’ve written. Ultimately that requires being critical of your flaws and weaknesses. And it’s true, self-awareness can be …
Nov
24
Novel Title Revealed and Teaser Trailer
Happy Thanksgiving! I’ve had a tradition dating back to my childhood of sharing my creative side with family and friends around the holidays. My parents can tell you about cabarets full of song and dance, and friends often found a fun story or inventive Christmas letter pop up in their inboxes. So in the spirit …
Jul
20
Third Excerpt Posted
As I head off to San Diego Comic-Con, I thought I’d leave you with a new excerpt from Part One. It’s a Vespa scene, but you’ll see a whole other cast of characters emerge in her fight. One of my big tasks for this week is to start the hunt for the person to do my …
May
23
First Excerpt Posted
This Monday is exciting for me – and maybe just a bit intimidating, actually – because the first excerpt from my upcoming space opera novel has been posted. It’s been quite an adventure building my own world and developing my own characters, including the central heroine. What I’ve discovered through the process is that there are multiple …
May
09
First Character Revealed
As some of you may know by now, and others may not, I have been working on my first novel for the past few months. It will be a space opera set in a universe of my imagination’s design. The focus will be on the characters and developing their arcs much more than the world-building, …