I've Jumped into a Dungeon

     A while back, I had this random idea about a princess' discovery of a dungeon in her own castle. It didn't seem like much of a story, but I typed up the first chapter to make myself feel better. Then I shelved the project away -- not intending to ever come back to it.
     But, in the past 7 days, the dungeon came alive to me. Strands of storylines and characters wound through my head. Yesterday, I had the chance to sit down and type, and I wrote nearly 5k words.
     I'm at a little bit of a block today. Yesterday, after many failed attempts, the princess made it down into the dungeon. Today, she is trying to return to the dungeon, but the door is locked...again. I am not sure why the door is locked and I am working hard to find a way to get her down there. I'd really like her to be able to go down at will now. If only she could find a secret door...or maybe find the keys...or something...I don't know, but that is where I am stuck (my princess is staring at the locked door with an armful of fruit) and I just have to figure out a way to open the door.
     Hmmmm...
     I am having so much fun writing this one. :)
     My princess is not having fun. No, I am sorry to say she is having rather a rough time of it. But that is what happens when a very sheltered princess finds out that other people are suffering and it's sort of her fault.
      But...I don't want to give away too much of the story just yet. ;) So that is all that I am saying about it today.
     And, you will be happy to know, I think I may have just figured out a way to get my princess through the door...I'm off to try it out!

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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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