I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
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You find yourself in a life threatening situation who would you pick to save you? You are the author her you can be creative, the sky is the limit.
Aragorn from Lord of the Rings. Because he's HOT!
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I like to analyze people - I guess I obsess about that the way you do about knitting. It's one of the things that made me want to write. Now I just need to get it to translate from my head to the page. :o)
Lee-I love analyzing people, too! I think it's what compells us to write.
Camy