1 Star Reviews
I love 1 star reviews. No, I don’t love getting them, I love reading them. I can’t help myself. I’ll go to browse some possible book selections, and I just […]
Character Motivation
The short story had decent prose, interesting plot, and a neat twist to the ending, but I just didn’t buy it. I mean, I paid money for the story, but […]
The Solitary Character
Sometimes it happens. You’ve got a main character, maybe your protagonist, who for some reason or another is alone. Maybe they’re bitter and disillusioned, avoiding human contact. Maybe something causes […]
A Rat Tale to Curl Your Tail
I belong to a writer’s research group on Yahoo, hosted by the fabulous Rayne Hall (I reviewed her book here). Even when I don’t have an open question for the […]
Psychology and Romance – a Writer’s Perspective
In my previous post, I discussed the biological factors around romantic love – specifically surrounding sexual desire and attachment. In psychology, there are typically three concepts that come to play […]