Harry from Bella and Gerard

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I haven't gotten the chance to "sit down and talk to" Harry yet. He is one of the characters in Bella and Gerard. I know that he works down by the docks in New York, and that his name is Harry. He is a widower, and he lost his daughter a couple years ago. It is hard to build a full impression of someone's character on such a short acquaintance, but I have a sense that he is a pretty good man. And I will try to set aside some time in the near future to sit down and explore this character. He hasn't been introduced in the book yet, but he will be very soon.
In my defense (as an explanation of why I have not fully figured out Harry's history and character yet), I have spent some time over the last week-and-a-half studying Gerard again. I have to make sure I understand his character and am not misrepresenting him as I write. That is one of the responsibilities of authors, after all.

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Character Creation by Emily Ann Putzke
My character in Ain’t We Got Fun is Georgiana (Gi) Rowland, the older sister of Bess. Their family is struggling during the Great Depression, so Gi takes off for NYC to make a fortune and help them out. The sisters recount their adventures, joys and heartaches to each other. My co-author, Emily Chapman, and I wrote this story in letter form in January. Our characters are very different people! Here are a 5 things that helped me bring Gi to life, and give her a personality that’s all her own.
1. Give Your Characters Flaws None of us are perfect, so our characters shouldn't be either. Gi is a fun, loyal, light hearted girl with big dreams. But she has a flaw that she struggles with throughout the entire story. Pride. She’s very stubborn, independent, and doesn’t want anything from anybody.
2. Use That Flaw to Stretch and Change Your Character Pride gets Gi in quite a few scrapes. Throughout AWGF, she’s constantly battling with it. Everytime she thi…

Is that a catastrophe happening, way over yonder?

The next scene in my story is meant to be an important one. Readers get to meet the dwarves in their own evil lair. My heroine is tormented for their selfish purposes. Big scene.

   But when I started writing it, it looked incredibly detached and boring. "Yeah, look over there. See those dwarves by the table? They are tormenting our heroine. Very sad. The cottage is cute, though." The scene just wasn't working. And my story has been sitting in stasis awaiting inspiration.

   Last night, I flopped on the floor to daydream and snuggle my dog. For a while, I let my mind wander here and there. But gradually I came to my senses and realized that the first thing I felt on "awaking" was the hard floor.

   Suddenly, I was Moriah, regaining consciousness. Hard floor. Noises. Light. Hands on my hair. And the scene came alive for me. I could hardly wait to get up and start writing again.

   So, if your scene is too detached, try lying on the…

Rooglewood Countdown: 9 1/2 weeks: Why Yours?

Yep, time is picking up speed. Especially since I have other things to keep me busy.
Here is my questions for you today: what makes your story special? In the comments below, I want you to finish this sentence "It's a Snow White story, but..." Did you change the setting? Is Snow White the ugliest in all the land? How did you swap out the elements of your story to make it unique?

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