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Diana Stout MFA Ph.D. – screenwriter, author
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Tag Archives: Characters
The Reasons Why I Write What I Write
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group November 4 question – Albert Camus once said, “The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.” Flannery O’Conner said, “I write to discover what I know.” Authors across time and distance … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, #IWSG, Writing Behind the Scenes
Tagged Characters, Motivation, writing ideas
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A Valentine for You – With Love
Movies + Romance = The Key to My Heart I’m a romantic in so many ways, it would take another blog to explain all of my many connections to Venus, the moon, nature, and more. As a romantic, I adore … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Movies, Movies
Tagged #romance, Alan Rickman, Characters, Colin Firth, Huge Grant, Jane Austen, Keira Knightley, Liam Neeson, Love, Love Actually, Matthew McFadden, Movies, Out of Africa, Persuasion, Pillow Talk, Possession, Pride & Prejudice, Robert Redford, Rock Hudson, Rufus Sewell, Sense & Sensibility, Somewhere in Time, Thomas Hardy, Valentine's Day
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Personal Traits and Deepening Characters
The Insecure Writer’s Support Group July question: What personal traits have you written into your character(s)? Personal Traits & Deepening Characters Currently writing a romance series of seven novellas, I’m starting the first draft of the fourth novella, Buried Hearts. … Continue reading
If My Characters Feel So Real, How Can They Be Imaginary?
My life as a writer has provided me many meetings—some fun and some strange. Fun meetings involve other writers, some best-selling authors, new authors, and many writes in between. Many have become friends. Other fun meetings involve readers. Their enthusiasm … Continue reading
Posted in Characters, Inspiration, writing
Tagged Characters, characters who scare you, fiction, writing
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