Welcome to those of you stopping by from Mishka Jenkins's page. (https://awriterslifeformeblog.wordpress.com/)
And a double welcome to those of you who are new to our blog hop.
Come in sit down, visit a spell. It is time to learn more about the inner working of a romance novelist's mind. This week’s questions come from Jami Denise.
When writing your novel, do you know how it’s going to end before you write, or do you write from start to finish?
Not to dodge the question, but the way my stories come to
fruition is often a mystery to me. Sometimes a story explodes into my head
fully scripted. Other times, scenes drop in unannounced and require fleshing
out into a story. Frequently, a snipped of overheard conversation will spark a
story idea.
Usually, I start with a scene and follow the characters
where they lead me. Often, they I set them on a path headed in one direction
and they end up somewhere else entirely. In my current work in progress, I have
a woman of less than high moral standards who was supposed to murder another
antagonist. She was designed as a former prostitute, who was trying to snare a
rich married man and get her hands on his money. Somehow I started feeling bad
for her, and her checkered past which wasn’t her fault. Now, she is making a
turn around and begging for her own redemption story. I believe her story is
going to be a good one, but having her change her character is playing havoc
with the original story. I no longer have anyone to kill the rich bastard and
he needs to die to make the original novel work out. Maybe she can accidentally
kill him? Hmm. That could be the epiphany
moment that causes her to turn her life around ….
How do the people you know impact your writing? Are you influenced by friends and family for your characters?
Generally, I don’t take ideas or characters from people I know.
Once, I used a career that a friend was considering up-taking as a character’s
career. I love to eavesdrop on conversations when I am out in public, and often
use snippets of things I have overheard as fodder for conversation or conflicts
in my stories.
Occasionally, an idea or character will come out resembling
someone I know, but this is never intentional and if I can rework that
character without drastically altering the story, I will do so.
Describe the hero in your current WIP in three words.
My
current hero, Clint, is hot, helpful and sexy. (Okay I also have to add, loveable and totally lickable.)
What I would like to hear from you readers is ... What make a romantic hero special to you? Leave a comment below.
Then, pop on over to visit Elizabeth Janette at http://www.elizabethjanette.com
She has her own take on these questions.
She has her own take on these questions.
Hugs
Katie
