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Tag Archives: flawed characters
Creating Dynamic Heroes: The 28/40 Method
I was at dinner last week with a couple of writer friends, and one of them jogged my memory about something I’d said a long while back. Such a long while back, in fact, I can’t recall if it was … Continue reading
Bad-Idea Heroes (No, Like, Really Bad)
Today’s post is going to be a self-indulgent talk therapy session. I apologize in advance. But I’m having one of those writer weeks, the kind where self-doubt is an itchy, wet sweater, weighing you down and making you twitch, and … Continue reading
Posted in Writing Wonkomance
Tagged alcoholism, Cara McKenna, flawed characters, heroes, kink, Unbound, unsympathetic characters, writing
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Cinémawonque Analysis: Rizzo as Heroine
So I was self-editing the first book I’m writing for Penguin, and this passage got me thinking: He’d probably make a good father, if he went down that road. Kids today could use more Kelly Robaks in their parental dugouts. … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Cara McKenna, flawed characters, Grease, heroines, prude, Rizzo, wonkomance theory
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