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Monthly Archives: October 2011
ADDING PERSONALITY TO YOUR CHARACTERS
Lately, I’ve been talking more and more about developing characters in novels. As I’ve mentioned, I use several reference books to choose various characteristics for the people I invent for my stories. Today, I’ll be talking about Please Understand Me by David … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Family and Friends, Writing, Writing Exercises
Tagged creative writing david keirsey, developing fictional characters, family, fiction writing, gift differing, interpersonal relations, Isabel Briggs, Linda Goodman Sun Signs, marilyn bates, myers briggs, personality types, peter meyers, please understand me, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, teaching
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WRITE A NOVEL IN A MONTH
As many of you know. the National Novel Writing (NANO) month begins in November. For those unfamiliar with the tradition, writers sign up and commit to writing 50,000 words (or more) in one month. It is a really good way … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching, Trinity Writers Workshop, Writers, Writers Groups, Writing, Writing Seminars and Conferences
Tagged bedford, chuck sambuchino, creative writing, dallas, deb mcneill, fort worth, marketing seminar, Marketing Your Writing, nano, nanowrimo, national write a noven in a month, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, texas, trinity writers workshop, TWW, writing seminar
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RECASTING THE CLASSICS
Have any of you seen the re-make of Footloose, yet? I haven’t but I’ve seen trailers and seen watched some of the dance scenes. I like Julianne Hough and Dennis Quaid so I’ll probably watch it just because they are … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged brad pitt, butch cassidy and the sundance kid, dennis quaid, footloose, george clooney, gerard butler, gina davis, humphrey bogart, julianne hough, katherine heigl, kevin bacon, lauren bacall, movie remakes, movies, paul newman, robert redford, sandra bullock, scarlett johannson sharon k owen sharonkowen, susan sarandan, thelma and louise, to have and have not, tom cruise, top gun
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THE SKY IS FALLING
I’ve often talked about my two cats in this blog. Hard not to when they are the only creatures I see for days at a time. And they’re often hanging out on the … Continue reading
Posted in Pets, Seasons, Writing
Tagged cats, chicken little, cinders, dialogue, matt, rain, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, siblings, storms, writing
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NOT CRAZY FOR APPLE PIE, HOT DOGS OR CHEVROLET EITHER
Everyone knows that I’m not a baseball fan. Sad, I know, especially since the Texas Rangers are really doing well and I’ve always supported the local teams. Even in bad years, I’ve worn my Mavericks and Cowboys jerseys and defended Dirk … Continue reading
Posted in Basketball, Favorite TV Shows, Football, Reality Talent Shows, Sports
Tagged american, apple pie, baseball, basketball, chevrolet, dallas cowboys, dallas mavericks, dirk nowitski, football, hot dogs, reality tv, texas rangers, tony romo, writing sharon k owen sharonkowen, x-factor
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IT’S ALL IN THE STARS
I’ve talked a lot about developing believable, interesting characters. In my humble opinion this is perhaps the most important factor in creating a successful novel. Without, logically motivated, three-dimensional characters, the most stunning descriptions, the most exciting plots and the most sparkling dialogue, fail to engage the … Continue reading
SOUND OF RAIN
After enduring the record drought and heat this summer. The sound of the rain last night and today was music to my ears. Matt and Cinders (my cats) sat on the sills in front of open windows and marveled at … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Favorite TV Shows, Home and Garden, Music, Musical Performers, Pets, Reality Talent Shows, Writing
Tagged cats, class, dia frampton, grading papers, javier colon, novel, rain, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, the voice, writing
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SINK OR SWIM
On Saturdays, I alway write about members of the Trinity Writers Workshop, a writer’s critique group in Bedford Texas, which holds workshops on Tuesday evening (6:30 pm) and Saturday mornings (10:00 am) in the Bedford Boys Ranch Trinity Arts building. … Continue reading
Posted in Writers, Writers Groups, Writing
Tagged bedford, doorknowbs and body paint, joanne faries, magnapoets, off the coast, orange room review, river poets journal, san saba, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, silver boomer, texas, trinity writers workshop, TWW, up the staircase, writers critique groups
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WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE – COMFORT
Wow! This topic is going to expose all my self-indulgent tendencies. But here goes. Comfort for me is a short break in the day’s routine when I can indulge myself for a little while in the following ways: Curling up in … Continue reading
THANK HEAVEN FOR LITTLE GIRLS
Many of you may never have heard Maurice Chevalier sing Thank Heaven For Little Girls. If not, it would be worth your time to rent it and watch him and Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan and Hemione Gingold in Vincent Minelli’s (Liza’s … Continue reading
Posted in Family and Friends, Movies, Music
Tagged children, gigi, girls, hermione gingold, leslie caron, louis jourdan, maurice chevalier, movies, musicals, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, thank heaven for little girls
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WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE-FACES
An eye can threaten like a loaded and levelled gun, or it can insult like hissing or kicking; or, in its altered mood, by beams of kindness, it can make the heart dance for joy…. One of the most wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Family and Friends, Pets
Tagged children sharon k owen sharonkowen, dogs, faces, families, pets, postaday 2011
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WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE-FALL
Fall has always symbolized the harvest of all the hard work done during the preceding months of the year. The crops are gathered and taken to market. Plans are made for the planting of new … Continue reading
Posted in Seasons, Trinity Writers Workshop, Writers Groups, Writing, Writing Seminars and Conferences
Tagged bedford, chuck sambuchino, crops, dallas, fall, fiction, fort worth, harvest, Hurst, marketing seminar, non-fiction, post-a-day-2011, pumpkins, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, texas, trinity writers workshop, writing, writing groups, writing seminar
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BOOK BUILDING STRATEGIES FOR NANO
As many of you know. the National Novel Writing (NANO) month begins in November. For those unfamiliar with the tradition, writers sign up and commit to writing 50,000 words (or more) in one month. It is a really good way … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writers, Writing
Tagged blog, book, character board, description, dialogue, fiction, janet evanovich, kristen lamb, movie, nano, one for the money, sharon k owen, sharonkowen, structure
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WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: TEXTURE
Inspired by the WordPress Daily Post photo challenge for the week: Textures, I started thinking of how that word resonates in my life. In my writing, I’m always working to add layers of complexity to my fictional characters so that … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Gardening, needlework, Pets, Writing
Tagged cats, collage, crochet, fiction, fictional characters, gardens, hats, knitting, needlework, novel, photo boards, postaday2011, sharonkowen sharon k owen, sweet potato, texture, thread, weaving, wiritng
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STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE
At Trinity Writers’ Workshop, we encourage our members to write and share their writing with other supportive members. The groups’ critiques are a great help in the revision process. Another strategy we emphasize is submitting the writing projects for publication. … Continue reading
