Monday, August 31

Getting unstuck

Monday, August 31, 2009 Laurel Garver
It's pretty common to hit road blocks while taking on the Herculean task of drafting a novel. What I didn't expect was how simultaneously trying to market a finished book has...

Friday, August 21

Characterization: birth order

Friday, August 21, 2009 Laurel Garver
For most characters, motivations are driven by family of origin issues. This includes far more than one's relationship with parents. Sibling relationships and one's place in the...

Tuesday, August 11

Understanding motivation

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Laurel Garver
It's no small task to create characters that live and breathe on the page, that don't hamstring your story by behaving in a way that seems implausible. You can spend weeks dreaming...

Thursday, August 6

The World Wide Cafeteria er...Web

Thursday, August 06, 2009 Laurel Garver
Since attending a workshop on marketing, I decided there might be some benefit to getting back into blogging. Laurel's Leaves is the result. As the weeks go on, I've tried to...

Tuesday, August 4

Fiction fodder

Tuesday, August 04, 2009 Laurel Garver
I had a harrowing night last night when our third floor toilet's water line broke. The problem went unnoticed for about 20 minutes, until the water started raining into the second...

Saturday, August 1

Review: Bringing up the Bones

Saturday, August 01, 2009 Laurel Garver
Lara M. Zeises's very readable story about teen grief that strikes a lot of the right notes. Bridget is entirely believable as the girl who, after her childhood friend's death,...
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