tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71837620949656603912024-02-18T23:54:12.548-08:00Anne Greene's Fiction Writing ClassesAnne Greene's Fiction Writing Classes - Award winning author, Anne Greene, shares classes on turning your manuscripts into winning books. Anne Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183762094965660391.post-49815689007864873932022-07-06T15:41:00.000-07:002022-07-16T04:39:23.711-07:00Anne Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183762094965660391.post-12603786800522996282022-07-06T15:39:00.003-07:002022-07-16T04:44:25.276-07:002022 Christmas In July Reader Blog Tour * Giveaway<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9qI_jNk0nKwFwmZt7XFuJZZakCHx0JlXfKUfYo_HYOpeyokH_AIT4_14h-xToFRX22ATiFMd6GIiFjtj2Z_CuYUHGEz_gGhuUMSVBcgLYQt0ktOdbiYrT9c9RIyI0SgyHFyxKYJyxtDabgerFTfyeEBVgQ2O0PnC2Y2NXsGLSrRnGGQjjAHrixUJ/s1400/2022%20Christmas%20in%20July%20All%20Authors%20(002).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1400" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9qI_jNk0nKwFwmZt7XFuJZZakCHx0JlXfKUfYo_HYOpeyokH_AIT4_14h-xToFRX22ATiFMd6GIiFjtj2Z_CuYUHGEz_gGhuUMSVBcgLYQt0ktOdbiYrT9c9RIyI0SgyHFyxKYJyxtDabgerFTfyeEBVgQ2O0PnC2Y2NXsGLSrRnGGQjjAHrixUJ/w400-h246/2022%20Christmas%20in%20July%20All%20Authors%20(002).png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Grand Prize: $520 Amazon gift card plus a copy of each author's holiday book.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>First Prize: A copy of each author's holiday book.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy Christmas in July! Welcome to the first blog in the <strong><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">2022 Christmas in July Reader Blog Tour & Giveaway,</span></strong> which runs July 15-22, 2022 (contest closes at 8 p.m. Eastern on 7/22). At the bottom of each author’s blog post, you will find the name of a Christmas song. Write them all down and provide all song titles (26 in total) on <a href="https://forms.gle/EAuPktWuTkMZaTLj6">this Google form</a>. <strong><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">See below for a list with links of all participating authors!</span></strong></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Note: You must grab all the song titles from every author in the 2022 Christmas in July Reader Blog Tour & Giveaway to be eligible </span></em><strong><i><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">to win the grand prize of a $520 Amazon gift card, plus a copy of each participating author's book OR first place prize of a copy of each participating author's book.</span></i></strong><em><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> At the end of this blog post is a link to the next blog, and so on, to the final blog post (26 authors in all).</span></em></span></p><p><br /></p><div><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtzPBXXDzjRoOfjnDo9jb_LrTdZJ83NuZCHkCusahwXE5Ll5---JTiHOzWLYEUNxxowWNRYizMxnWoXuFOe-itbGqyUPmr-VdM3-GHKfHRddcn-IGUzbq5k9e3MJTWAwB0ZXABfljBnC6O-D28u9BtyWDooA2DNIGNNdSybnZnOocNEab8YVfFoj7/w400-h335/2022%20Christmas%20in%20July%20Anne%20Greene%20My%20Cover.png" width="400" /></div></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">The above, <b>LOVE AT CHRISTMAS</b>, is my book. This is an anthology of Christmas stories by Anne Greene.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">LOVE
AT CHRISTMAS</span><span style="font-size: 20pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A CHRISTMAS BELLE</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Amanda Jeffrey, mail-order bride, arrives in
the Wild West expecting to wed a cowboy. Frank Calloway, Sheriff of Angel Vale
needs a mother for the baby left on his doorstep. But can the delicate Southern
belle with the disappointed expression accept a Southern man, rather than a
cowboy, after another Southern groom jilted her at the altar? And is the
delicate southern belle strong enough to handle life in the rugged western boom
town?</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A
WILLIAMSBURG CHRISTMAS</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">1955
-Trent jilted Holly. Holly’s a widowed mother raising 8-year-old twin boys by
working as a waitress in a famous Colonial Williamsburg Inn. Trent disappeared
from her life ten years ago. Now he’s back and wants to marry her. Santa’s
matchmakers complicate Holly’s decision by introducing new men into her life. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">AVOIDING THE
MISTLETOE <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">1865
-Olivia Rose Baker abandons her dying hometown in Massachusetts to become a
mail-order bride in male-dominated Seattle, Washington. Her abusive husband
died in the Civil War and left Olivia wary of marriage, so she hopes to take a
teaching position rather than become a bride.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"> But
Stark Macaulay, former Confederate soldier and now Sheriff of Seattle,
purchased her ticket and insists she fulfil her contract and marry. Stark is
smitten with Olivia. But Olivia hates anything to do with the Confederacy. Fighting demons of his own, Sheriff Stark
sees a second chance for love. This widower vows to win the widow or die
trying…and almost does.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">THE CHOICE</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Felicity’s
father dies, leaving her stranded at Ft. Laramie, Wyoming, one-third the way to
homestead 640 acres in the Oregon Territory. She has money and supplies to
continue her journey, but a woman alone cannot claim the free land. So, she
advertises for a husband. Ben’s got massive debt and Gold Rush fever and heads
to California. But in Ft. Laramie he’s robbed of everything he owns, including
his horse. His only recourse is to strike a bargain with Felicity. At the fork
in the trail, will he trek to Oregon to help her homestead, or will she
accompany him to dig for gold in California? Can these two stubborn people with
very different goals make the right choice for them both? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b> </b><span style="text-align: center;">Now, it’s time to
for my Christmas song title: Holly Jolly Christmas</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><strong style="text-align: center;">Thank you so much for
visiting! The next author on the tour is Pam Hillman and her Christmas book, Destination Christmas</strong><strong style="text-align: center;">. You can find it at this link: </strong></span><a href="http://www.pamhillman.com/holidays/christmas-in-july-reader-blog-tour/">http://www.pamhillman.com/holidays/christmas-in-july-reader-blog-tour/</a></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><strong style="text-align: center;"> Remember, the 2022 Christmas in July Reader Blog Tour & Giveaway ends July
22 at 8 PM EST!</strong></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</xml><![endif]--></div><p><br /> </p>Anne Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183762094965660391.post-50315805376447665262021-07-09T10:26:00.003-07:002021-07-12T06:42:15.809-07:00<p> </p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">CHRISTMAS IN JULY READER GIVEAWAY</h1><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSO3OPeFQZpRPLG225y-ZP3iHiEfQNojlYhLMVJ7_fyv26rUKRFVa5lao8yote4oQaqocUGniSrSmhJxCU012YkmjOWBqTnz_88TZ5fyp31NvqUdBoiU2OMxWL4MfFCT-XrurC0lTlTjU/s1080/Christmas+in+July+GRAPHIC+Reader+Giveaway+FINAL.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSO3OPeFQZpRPLG225y-ZP3iHiEfQNojlYhLMVJ7_fyv26rUKRFVa5lao8yote4oQaqocUGniSrSmhJxCU012YkmjOWBqTnz_88TZ5fyp31NvqUdBoiU2OMxWL4MfFCT-XrurC0lTlTjU/w640-h640/Christmas+in+July+GRAPHIC+Reader+Giveaway+FINAL.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Happy Christmas in July<span style="font-weight: normal;">! Welcome to the 10th blog in this </span>Christmas in July Reader Giveaway, <span style="font-weight: normal;">which runs July 12-23, 2021. </span></h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">At the bottom of each author's blog post, you will find the secret words. Write them all down and provide the entire answer on this google form.</span></h1><h2 style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Note: You must grab all the secret words from every author in the Christmas in July Reader Giveaway to be eligible </span>to win a $400 Amazon gift card<span style="font-weight: normal;">.</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;"> At the end of this blog post is a link to the next blog, and so on, to the final blog post (18 in all). At each blog spot, the author will also give away copy or copies of their featured Christmas book.</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 20pt;">LOVE
AT CHRISTMAS - FOUR DELIGHTFUL CHRISTMAS NOVELLAS IN ONE BOOK</span></b></h2>
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the Wild West expecting to wed a cowboy. Frank Calloway, Sheriff of Angel Vale
needs a mother for the baby left on his doorstep. But can the delicate Southern
belle with the disappointed expression accept a Southern man, rather than a
cowboy, after another Southern groom jilted her at the altar? And is the
delicate southern belle strong enough to handle life in the rugged western boom
town?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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WILLIAMSBURG CHRISTMAS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">1955
-Trent jilted Holly. Holly’s a widowed mother raising 8-year-old twin boys by
working as a waitress in a famous Colonial Williamsburg Inn. Trent disappeared
from her life ten years ago. Now he’s back and wants to marry her. Santa’s
matchmakers complicate Holly’s decision by introducing new men into her life. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">AVOIDING THE
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">1865
-Olivia Rose Baker abandons her dying hometown in Massachusetts to become a
mail-order bride in male-dominated Seattle, Washington. Her abusive husband
died in the Civil War and left Olivia wary of marriage, so she hopes to take a
teaching position rather than become a bride.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Stark Macaulay, former Confederate soldier and now Sheriff of Seattle,
purchased her ticket and insists she fulfil her contract and marry. Stark is
smitten with Olivia. But Olivia hates anything to do with the Confederacy. Fighting demons of his own, Sheriff Stark
sees a second chance for love. This widower vows to win the widow or die
trying…and almost does. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">THE CHOICE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Felicity’s
father dies, leaving her stranded at Ft. Laramie, Wyoming, one-third the way to
homestead 640 acres in the Oregon Territory. She has money and supplies to
continue her journey, but a woman alone cannot claim the free land. So, she
advertises for a husband. Ben’s got massive debt and Gold Rush fever and heads to
California. But in Ft. Laramie he’s robbed of everything he owns, including his
horse. His only recourse is to strike a bargain with Felicity. At the fork in
the trail, will he trek to Oregon to help her homestead or will she accompany
him to dig for gold in California? Can these two stubborn people with very
different goals make the right choice for them both? </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">AVAILABLE AT: </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Anne-Greene/e/B004ECUWMG">https://www.amazon.com/Anne-Greene/e/B004ECUWMG</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Anne is giving away one print copy and one ebook copy of her fabulous four-novella book.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now, it's time for the secret words: <b>Care for the ill,</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Thank you for visiting! The next author on the tour is Pam Green and her Christmas book, The Old Fool. You can find it at this link: </b></div><div><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://pamgreenwrites.com/2021/07/11/christmas-in-july-reader-giveaway/" moz-do-not-send="true">https://pamgreenwrites.com/2021/07/11/christmas-in-july-reade</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href="https://pamgreenwrites.com/2021/07/11/christmas-in-july-reader-giveaway/" moz-do-not-send="true">r-giveaway/</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 200%;">Remember this July Reader Giveaway will end on July 23 at 8PM EST.</span></div>Anne Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183762094965660391.post-7143883477773685982017-05-10T00:30:00.000-07:002017-05-10T00:30:16.733-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>WEIGHTY MATTERS, </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Book 6 in my Until The Fat Ladies Sing cozy
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<span style="color: #333333;">When a
traveling circus comes to Wachita, Texas, bad things begin to happen under the
Big Top. Super-sized sleuths, Sue Jan and Lovita take to the tents to track a
crazy clown killer, even though Lovita is fixing to give birth in a few short
weeks. Then a scary Sasquatch is sighted in the Wachita woods, attracting a TV
news reporter, a Bigfoot investigative team, and a reality show film crew. The
townsfolk are shaking in their cowboy boots but Sue Jan and Lovita aren’t
clowning around.</span> </div>
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I've always been fascinated with
circuses and terrified of clowns. So of course, I had to write a mystery
involving a circus and a creepy clown. Plus, my characters Sue Jan and Lovita
are a hoot. I miss them when I'm not writing about them. It's like we're
friends. When you write a series, you really feel like you know your
characters. Gosh, maybe that clown isn't so weird. Maybe I am! </div>
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I've been married to my sweet
husband Michael for 27 years. He works for ExxonMobil. We have two beautiful
daughters and a feisty JRT named Gypsy. My oldest daughter Katie is married to
Dan, a Baptist pastor. Katie graduated from Baylor with a masters in social work
and is employed as a behavioral interventionist in the public school system in
Waco. Dan graduated with an undergraduate degree in Business from A&M and
received his Masters in Seminary at Baylor. My youngest daughter, Lauren
graduated from UNT, did an internship at NBC in LA, then returned to Texas and
did an internship at The Richards Group, a Dallas ad agency, and they hired her
a few months later in public relations/digital journalism.</div>
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I love my family and do not put my
writing before them. That said, I do believe in boundaries. If I needed a block
of time to write, I expected my family to respect that. Did that always happen?
No. But I don't regret closing my laptop and offering my shoulder to a tearful
teen or going to the movies with my husband. I love writing and they all know
it. So hopefully, you'll be reading a lot more from me in the coming years. I
have so many ideas for great stories! </div>
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Oil painting is really relaxing for
me. Also painting with acrylics. I really lose myself in the creation. Writing
makes you think, but painting is different. You go with the muse of the moment.
I like it. However, since we got a Jack Russell Terrier puppy, the word,
"relax" isn't part of my daily life much any more. Gypsy is going on
ten months now and a bundle of energy and mischief. I haven't been able to
paint much. I have enjoyed a bit of crafting though. My oldest daughter Katie
and her husband Dan asked me what I wanted for my birthday and I asked them to
finish a project for me. Turned out to be the best gift ever! A friend down the
street replaced one of her large brass and glass lanterns with a chandelier, so
I asked her for the lantern. I decided to make a terrarium out of it and fill
it with succulents. They did it for me! And I was overjoyed. Check out the
photo of it! </div>
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Fourteen and counting. I am
traditionally and independently published. I write fiction and nonfiction.
Everything from devotions and anthologies to cozy mysteries, historical
romance, contemporary romance, speculative fiction.</div>
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<b>Weighty
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<b>Not
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friend and business partner, Sue Jan Madson, burst through the door of the
Crown of Glory Beauty Salon and Boutique. She tipped her head down, hands on
her knees, panting. “Lovita, d-did you hear?” Sue Jan looked up, eyes wild with
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“Hear what?” I flicked off the blow
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Now, normally, I’m supposed to
handle the boutique part of the Crown of Glory Beauty Shop and Boutique, with
the pretty dresses and shoes and purses and such, but when the need arises,
everyone knows I step in to do blowouts, cuts, and color. Even Homecoming and
Prom Do’s. And this morning, as usual, the need arose.</div>
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Sue Jan messaged that she had some
sort of “errand” to do on the way to work, so I wound up doing the whole
shebang for her new nitpicky client, Mrs. Barlow.</div>
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“The circus is coming to Wachita!”
Sue Jan batted the air as if an invisible piñata would dispense goodies.</div>
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I sniffed, which rhymes with <i>miffed</i>,
which I was. “Is it ‘the’ circus, or ‘a’ circus? There’s more than one
circus in the world, you know.”</div>
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Sue Jan stuck her tongue out.
“Don’t be all uppity with your language smarts, Lovita. ‘A’ circus is coming to
town tomorrow! It’s called ‘More Deck Eye’s Circus and <i>Slideshow</i>, and
we’re going!” She reached into her purse and pulled out a small bag of boiled
peanuts, cracking a few open at lightning speed.</div>
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I was about to address her use of
the word “Slideshow” instead of “Sideshow” when Sue Jan’s pesky client spoke
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“A circus?” Mrs. Barlow, a
sixtyish, salt-and-peppery-haired woman with a beak where a nose should have
been, suddenly perked up. “What kind of circus would come to this town?
The only kind of circus this ‘one-hearse town’ would attract is a flea circus.”
She swiped her nose across her sleeve. </div>
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getting to know you a little. Thank you so much for visiting on my blog. For
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usually track kidnappers, but Matt is Holly’s lifelong friend. During the race
to save him, Holly discovers Matt’s in love with her. Her mother’s convinced
Holly will end up dead, so she hires a bodyguard to protect Holly. She needs
Stryker’s expertise and help, but risks her heart working with the
danger-loving man. With Matt and Stryker turning her life upside down, can
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Anne Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183762094965660391.post-69930417153248551442014-10-01T17:17:00.001-07:002014-10-01T17:17:46.123-07:00WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH ANNE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I just wanted to bring you up to date on some recent happenings in my Book World. My other blog used to be named Christian Fiction Historical Society Blog. I share the blog with 29 other excellent Christian writers. We decided to rename our blog Heroes, Heroines and History. You can access the blog on the 14th day of each month for my post at <a href="http://www.hhhistory.com/">www.HHHistory.com</a>. I hope you will join me and the other writers there. There are many chances to <span style="color: #cc0000;">win books</span>.<br />
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You can purchase these book on <a href="http://www.pelicanbookgroup.com/">http://www.pelicanbookgroup.com</a>. and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/">http://www.amazon.com</a>. <br />
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And finally I just signed a contract with Elk Lake Publishing for a World War II Courageous Women series. The first book,<span style="color: yellow;"> <span style="color: red;">ANGEL WITH STEEL WINGS,</span>,</span> about a woman test pilot will release soon.<br />
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I also signed a contract with Elk Lake Publishing for a private investigator series. The first book, <span style="color: red;">HOLLY GARDEN, PI, RED IS FOR ROOKIE,</span> will release in 2015.<br />
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So much has happened since I last gave you tips on writing. God has blessed and is blessing.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Looks for my next post on that most important facet of novels, CHARACTERIZATION, next week. A book without compelling characters is an unpublished book. I have excellent suggestions to make your characters jump off the page and into the reader's heart. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Leave a comment and tell me what's happening in your Book World for a chance to win an autographed copy of MARRIAGE BY ARRANGEMENT.</span><br />
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Greene here. If you don’t want your readers to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">skim</b> parts of your books, use the following template for each scene
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you write each scene write a one sentence description of what you want that
scene to convey: the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">purpose</b> of the
scene. If the scene has no purpose, delete the scene.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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what drives the scene: the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">conflict. </b>Show
the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">worst thing</b> that could happen to
this character at this particular time.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div>
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the chapter’s <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">goal.</b> This is a
turning point. One or the other of the character’s ends up on top or changes.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Write a great
opening sentence to that scene. </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">This quickly gains your reader’s
attention.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Define
what you want to reader to </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">feel.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> Use each of the five senses to make the
reader feel what you want her to feel: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sight,
sound, smell, feel, taste</b>. Sight is the easiest. Taste is probably the
hardest. But work all these into your scene. These are significant details that
bring the reader into experiencing the scene.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Establish
the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">time, place, and event</b>. Make
certain you have action, dialogue and narrative in fairly equal parts. Move the
story along. Create <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">tension </b>through
complications.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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certain your hero/heroine <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">rises to the
occasion: has courage</b>. Perhaps the hero/heroine does something
uncharacteristic. This shows <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">change and
growth</b>. Make sure the change is logical as they grow from one point into
the next point. Make certain everything they do is well <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">motivated. </b>Readers believe any action as long as it’s well
motivated. What keeps the hero/heroine from just <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">walking away?</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div>
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not bore your reader. Anything unnecessary to plot or characterization <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DELETE.</b> For instance: sermons,
excessive naval-gazing, even excessive action. Each word needs a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">reason </b>for being included in the scene.
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">What
do you skim in the books you read? Are you like me and simply toss a book that
bores you, or do you soldier on until the end? Join my <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">FOLLOWERS </b>and leave a comment for a chance to win an autographed
copy of my Scottish Historical Romance, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marriage
By Arrangement. </b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Last
week Debbie Wilder, Renee Blair, Deb Kastner, Kristin Mayfield, Sarah K., and
Ladette Kerr all won a copy of Marriage By Arrangment.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">ANNE
GREENE delights in writing about wounded heroes and gutsy heroines. Her second
novel, a Scottish historical, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Masquerade Marriage</i></b>, won three
prestigious book awards. The sequel <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marriage
By Arrangement </b>released November, 2013<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.
</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Texas Christmas Mystery</i></b> also won
awards. Anne’s highest hope is that her stories transport the reader to awesome
new worlds and touch hearts to seek a deeper spiritual relationship with the
Lord Jesus. Anne makes her home in McKinney, Texas. She loves to talk with her
readers. Buy Anne’s books at </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.Amazon.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">. Talk with Anne
on twitter at @TheAnneGreene. View Anne’s books, travel pictures and art work
at </span><a href="http://www.annegreeneauthor.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.AnneGreeneAuthor.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRcSNwdHC24fpYwmB9E4w2D3vhCe6bLdDrN4lHOuWzKMKy0yGBmMaeJlno78k_DT6XhXhA9v089PMnVO15aD26cj1p7vSwWZOsywhFrjluDLQaYevo_ERzilLCo8FHsCLOJj-Y7YUZys/s1600/Kathy_Harris_LR_headshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRcSNwdHC24fpYwmB9E4w2D3vhCe6bLdDrN4lHOuWzKMKy0yGBmMaeJlno78k_DT6XhXhA9v089PMnVO15aD26cj1p7vSwWZOsywhFrjluDLQaYevo_ERzilLCo8FHsCLOJj-Y7YUZys/s1600/Kathy_Harris_LR_headshot.jpg" height="320" width="263" /></a><b><span style="color: red;">Welcome, Hunters!</span><span style="color: black;"> I'm
pleased to introduce Kathy Harris at this stop. Kathy, your website says you
took a “divine detour.” What does that mean? </span></b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Hi, Anne! I think we’ve all taken a “divine
detour” in life—probably quite a few of them. My biggest detour was moving to
Nashville after college to work in the entertainment business. Since then, I’ve
enjoyed a long career in music marketing, but about a dozen years ago I decided
to get back to writing, my first creative passion.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;">Tell me about your Christian fiction debut. </span></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Road to Mercy</span></i><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> is a story about forgiveness…and of God’s unprecedented love and mercy
for us all. Wouldn’t it be great if we could love and forgive each other—or
even ourselves—like that? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anne Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.com165tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183762094965660391.post-90508899226723999582014-02-14T01:00:00.000-08:002014-02-14T01:00:06.455-08:00INTENSIFIERS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Two
weeks ago I wrote how to make your characters unforgettable. This week I’m
discussing how to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">rack up the intensity</b>
in your novel.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">USE
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">ADD
SOMETHING <span style="color: red;">UNEXPECTED</span> TO EVERY SCENE.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">SHOW
the POV character through his perceptions (what he sees), emotions (what he
feels), flashbacks (what he remembers and relives).</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Show
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notices. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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instance, in my book <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Murder In Istanbul</b>
the hero notices, a broken vase, an overturned table, and a high heeled shoe. So
he deduces that she attacked the massive thug with the vase to try to help him.
The thug overturned the table going after her. Her shoe is missing. She can’t
run without her shoe. She must be in shock because she doesn’t know her shoe is
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instance, in my book <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Cupid Goes
Barnstorming</b>, Rand meets Gloria for the first time. She’s stunning. She has
backbone and spirit even if she is one of those new-fangled flappers, and she’s
a moocher. Those are his perceptions. His emotions range from she’d complicate
his life, he had no money for the gold-digger, but he’d give her the most
dangerous job on the planet. (not so much emotions as decisions) - emotions
take more time than I have here. But one is definitely unexpected.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Now,
if you use flashbacks, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">throw in the
unexpected</b>! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">What SCENE
do you remember from a book you read (not from a movie)! Does it contain
intensifiers?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">On
March 1st, Anne will write about how to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">add
an exciting new twist</b> to your book. Come back and visit. Join her followers
or add the date to your computer calendar.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">ANNE
GREENE delights in writing about wounded heroes and gutsy heroines. Her second
novel, a Scottish historical, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Masquerade Marriage</i></b>, won numerous
awards. The sequel <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marriage By
Arrangement </b>released November, 2013<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.
</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Texas Christmas Mystery</i></b> also won
awards. Anne makes her home in McKinney, Texas. Tim LaHaye led her to the Lord
when she was twenty-one and Chuck Swindoll is her Pastor. Anne’s highest hope
is that her stories transport the reader to an awesome new world and touch
hearts to seek a deeper spiritual relationship with the Lord Jesus. Buy Anne’s
books at </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.Amazon.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">. Talk with Anne
on twitter at @TheAnneGreene. Visit Anne’s Facebook page at </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/AnneWGreeneAuthor"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.facebook.com/AnneWGreeneAuthor</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anne Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183762094965660391.post-15118683173108404572014-02-01T14:26:00.000-08:002014-02-01T14:26:01.283-08:00ONE EASY WAY TO MAKE UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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characters fight to the core for?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">What
does your <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">heroine</b> fight for? What
does she stand for?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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does your <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hero</b> fight for? What does
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He should <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">believable</b>. He should have
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Greene here</strong>. You’ve enjoyed six interviews about me, so I think you know me
pretty well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">So,
to end the Blog Tour, I want to tell you more about MARRIAGE BY ARRANGEMENT. I
love this book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"> A MARRIAGE COVENANT</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Why does
a handsome, powerful noble of the highest rank in England stoop to marry a mere
Lady of Lowland Scotland?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span>A
GREAT SECRET</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Are the
whispered stories about him true? With his shadowy past and strange behavior
what awful secret does he hide? Each change of clothes transforms him into a
different man.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span>AN
IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Can Lady
Cailin keep her vow to make her marriage happy and successful, unlike that of
her parents, or to save her unborn child, must she arrange for the Duke’s
accidental death? </span></div>
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is an excerpt:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Castle Drummond, home of Lord and Lady
MacMurry, near the Village of Kirkmichael in Lowland Scotland -– April 19, 1746<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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won’t run.” A shudder skipped down Lady Cailin MacMurry’s spine, and she stared
at her younger sister. “I’m committed.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">“It’s not too
late. I heard another scandalous rumor about Duke Avondale.” Lady Megan
MacMurry grasped Cailin’s arm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I
won’t listen to gossip.” Cailin pulled away from her sister and lifted her
wedding bouquet to inhale the white rose fragrance. If only the sweet scent
could overcome Megan’s words, and her own misgivings. Though most arranged
marriages turned out badly, surely God would give her a loving one.<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>After all, since her earliest years,
she’d prayed for a happily-ever-after love. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Ask
yourself why such a grand noble would stoop to marry a Scottish lass with but
the title Lady? Why did he not choose an English Duchess or Marchioness or even
a Countess?” Megan tilted her head and lifted elegant brows. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Why
indeed? Cailin clutched her enormous diamond engagement necklace. The thing
felt heavy with responsibility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">“The man’s an
English duke. He owns palaces all over England.” Megan planted her hands on her
slender, mossy-green silk covered hips. “Every noble lass in the land should be
offering to give her right arm to be in your shoes. And yet they are not.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">New knots formed
in the nape of Cailin’s neck. She held her finger to her lips. “Too late to
turn back now. The wedding chorus has begun.” She forced her feet to take the
first step and then began the slow glide from the stone castle’s rear archway
through the garden toward the rose arbor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">With a jerk,
Megan lifted and straightened Cailin’s cumbersome satin train. “In truth,
beyond his wealth and titles, our family knows little about the English Duke.”
She gathered up her own long skirts and ran ahead to lead Cailin down the
flower-strewn path. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Seven
bridesmaids stopped giggling and chatting and moved to their places in front of
Megan to head the procession.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Beneath
her veil, Cailin smoothed her frown. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Papa had chosen
to take this path in light of the violent upheaval following England’s latest
battle with the Highlanders. Her marriage to the Duke would shelter her family
with his great cloak of protection. Neither the English nor the Scots would
dare invade a castle guarded by the powerful Duke’s Coat of Arms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>More
goosebump fingers shivered her spine. Surely jealousy fueled the flagrant
tittle-tattle. She pulled in a deep breath, straightened her shoulders, and
took measured steps in time to the music toward the loch gleaming in the late
afternoon sunlight. She would not let whispers spoil her wedding. She laid her
hand lightly on her father’s offered arm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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procession passed the scores of guests assembled on both sides of the flowered
path. Ahead her groom stood beneath the rose bower, sunlight from the loch
gleaming on him, the pastor, and his groomsman. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Her
heart fluttered. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the perfect picture of manhood. He towered above his shorter groomsman and the
pastor. Sun glinting off his iceberg blue satin coat, heavily laced with gold,
almost blinded her. His chocolate eyes gazed past the dazzling crowd of guests
and focused on her. Beneath those beckoning eyes, the straight bridge of his
nose above softly smiling lips formed the most handsome face she’d ever seen.
Her pulse quickened. Butterflies flitted from her stomach to her heart and
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in the garden where she and the Duke stood together and promised their fidelity
was pure romance with its lush greenery, heavy scent of roses, and panorama of
softly rolling, newly green glen. Though she didn’t know the man she wed, she
repeated with all her heart to love, honor, and obey him as long as she should
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were her knees shaking? Her attractive groom, with his mahogany hair, wide
shoulders, and square jaw, held her hand gently in his warm, strong grasp.
Rumors were just rumors, and, truth be told, if he were not perfect, neither
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neatly behind his muscular neck to dance around his face. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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him so greatly, with everything inside her heart. Surely he would love her in
return. She would work hard to make certain her marriage turned out differently
from Mums. There would be no coldness, nor violent arguments between her and
her grand Duke. No sleeping in separate parts of the castle. No making their
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with promise, his inviting lips tipped upwards at the corners, and his demeanor
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had been so short…and disappointing. The pledge in his gaze had led her to
expect so much more. She frowned. Their first kiss was like melding lips with
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thought swirled through her brain like a ghost. Since Papa had betrothed Megan
to a cruel man, what type of man had he selected for her? Were safety and
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in love is a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">passion.</b> It is far more
than wanting or wishing. It’s a craving. There is great power in desire. How do
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can help you express the emotion on the pages of your manuscript. Desire brings
to mind something romantic, and I think it’s best not to use images of sexual
desire. That’s the fast, easy way to go.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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only she were his. He would protect her and keep her from the neighborhood
poverty. He would see that no one touched her. That no one took away the shiny
innocence in her wide, blue eyes. He would see that the world did not scar her open,
friendly heart or scar the unstained beauty of her face. He would keep her
exactly as she was. If she were his.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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object is to create a real, sympathetic character. One your readers fall in
love with. To show falling in love, your characters must become as real to you
as your family. If they are real to you, you will see the world through their
eyes. And feel their emotions. Let the characters take over your writing. Let them
show you how to express the desire they feel. Then the falling in love emotion
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people dream of loving and being loved. They have a desire for wholeness and a
wish to join two people into one. There is an initial surge of hope. One sees
the loved one through rose-colored glasses. One sees the one loved as kind and successful
and filled with excellent virtues. Attraction occurs. The characters experience
the growth of trust and attachment. Each makes a commitment. Each feels like a
huge step has been taken on the road out of distress and into enrichment. Each
feels less lonely and isolated. Those steps do not necessarily happen in order.
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attraction becomes less important as the relationship progresses, and other
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these are important steps in falling in love. Show these steps and others you
find within yourself, and your characters will become real and not easily
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">ANNE GREENE</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> delights in
writing about wounded heroes and gutsy heroines. Her second novel, a Scottish
historical, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Masquerade Marriage</i></b>, won the New England Reader Choice award,
the Laurel Wreath Award, and the Heart of Excellence Award. The sequel <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marriage By Arrangement </b>released November,
2013<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">. </b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Texas Christmas Mystery</i></b> also won
awards. She makes her home in McKinney, Texas. Tim LaHaye led her to the Lord
when she was twenty-one and Chuck Swindoll is her Pastor. View Anne’s travel
pictures and art work at <a href="http://www.annegreeneauthor.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.AnneGreeneAuthor.com</span></a>.
Anne’s highest hope is that her stories transport the reader to an awesome new
world and touch hearts to seek a deeper spiritual relationship with the Lord
Jesus. Buy Anne’s books at <a href="http://www.pelicanbookgroup.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.PelicanBookGroup.com</span></a>.
Or at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.Amazon.com</span></a>. Visit <a href="http://www.anneswritingupdates.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.anneswritingupdates.blogspot.com</span></a>
for information on writing an award-winning novel. Talk with Anne on twitter at
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characters have <strong>unique histories and childhoods</strong>. Events that occur in a
person’s childhood shape the characters background giving them assumptions
about life. The events occurring in late adolescence shape the character’s
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create a believable character the traits, emotions, and responses must be
consistent. In an earlier lesson, we went into the different personality types.
For a refresher feel free to reread those lessons.</span></div>
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personality type shows emotion in his own unique way. Today, we want to explore
some ways to SHOW the character’s emotion rather than the much easier telling
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are so many levels to ANGER that the writer often finds ANGER difficult to
show. Too often the writer shows only the extremes of ANGER. Yet anger
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anger returns and to what degree you experience anger. Write down <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">your reactions</b> to use in your novel.
How would you write frustration, annoyance and irritation, all different forms
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Sometimes
the character is merely piqued. The character might <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">mutter or roll his eyes.</b> Sometimes anger is shown with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">sarcasm</b>. Sometimes anger is shown with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Silent Treatment</b>. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">The
writer can SHOW anger through <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">another
character’s dialogue</b>. “I’ve only seen that scowl on your face when you were
mad enough to kill. Take it easy, guy.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Use
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">inner monologue</b> to show anger. She
could date that guy for eternity. He wouldn’t care. So what, her date’s taller
and has more money. He didn’t care. He wouldn’t walk over and smack that snake
in the face. He wouldn’t. No matter how she smiled at that jerk, He wouldn’t. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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he jerked to his feet, his chair hit the floor. He slammed his fist into the
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stake through the heart couldn’t kill him. But he’ll pay. I’ll make him pay.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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layers to build on. Anger might start as irritation and build to temper and
then to wrath and perhaps to murder. On the descending side, anger might
dissipate to bitterness, and then to hard feelings, and perhaps in a Christian
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to use <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">fresh imagery</b> to convey
anger. Things you as a writer have experienced, then your characters become
real. Be unpredictable in your writing. Surprise the reader <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">showing </b>anger in a new way.</span></div>
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comment for a chance to win a copy of A TEXAS CHRISTMAS MYSTERY in time for
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GREENE delights in writing about wounded heroes and gutsy heroines. Her second
novel, a Scottish historical, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Masquerade Marriage</i></b>, won the New
England Reader Choice award, the Laurel Wreath Award, and the Heart of
Excellence Award. The sequel <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marriage By
Arrangement </b>released November, 2013<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.
</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Texas Christmas Mystery</i></b> also won awards.
She makes her home in McKinney, Texas. Tim LaHaye led her to the Lord when she
was twenty-one and Chuck Swindoll is her Pastor. View Anne’s travel pictures
and art work at </span><a href="http://www.annegreeneauthor.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.AnneGreeneAuthor.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">. Anne’s highest
hope is that her stories transport the reader to an awesome new world and touch
hearts to seek a deeper spiritual relationship with the Lord Jesus. Buy Anne’s
books at </span><a href="http://www.pelicanbookgroup.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.PelicanBookGroup.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">. Or at </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.Amazon.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">. Visit </span><a href="http://www.anneswritingupdates.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.anneswritingupdates.blogspot.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> for information
on writing an award-winning novel. Talk with Anne on twitter at @TheAnneGreene.
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</span> <strong>Anne Greene</strong> here. Be sure to read the <strong>Christmas Blog Hop </strong>following the promised information on<strong> male body attraction language signals.</strong></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> You will find some really interesting information on <strong>The Christmas Putz. </strong>If anyone knows what a <strong>Christmas Putz</strong> is before reading this, I'll enter you in a chance to win <strong>A Texas Christmas Mystery.</strong> Just leave a comment below telling me you already knew. See how much I trust my readers? If you did not know what a <strong>Christmas Putz</strong> was, leave a comment and tell me so, and you will also be entered in a drawing for a copy of <strong>A Texas Christmas Mystery.</strong></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">First to the <strong>MABLS.</strong> Believe it or not, most
male attraction body language signals are <strong>unconscious</strong>. Men are not very
perceptive in reading female attraction signals. Women initiate most encounters
so subtly that most men think they decided to approach a
woman.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> <strong>Smart female character send out those signals.</strong> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">You’ll
probably be disappointment with the male attraction signals. Men <strong>rev</strong> up their
car engines, <strong>brag </strong>about how much they earn, and <strong>challenge</strong> other men. Phew, quite a list, huh? Kidding aside, it's amazing men and women ever get together. So show your masculine lead doing the obvious.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Women
have <strong>lures and skills</strong> to land their man. Man don’t.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Men</strong>
are no good at sending out or receiving signals. Most of the time men simply
react unconsciously to the signals from a woman. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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a<strong> man</strong> sees a woman he’s attracted to he will <strong>straighten his tie</strong>, <strong>smooth his
collar, brush imaginary dust from his shoulder, touch his watch, </strong>and <strong>rearrange
his shirt, coat, and other clothing.</strong></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<strong>man </strong>understands a woman likes to talk, and he will talk to gain her interest.
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most direct attraction signal he gives a woman is the <strong>thumbs-in-belt</strong> gesture. He
may also <strong>turn his body toward her</strong> and <strong>point his foot at her, </strong>and<strong> hold her gaze for longer than usual.</strong> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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a man is around a woman he’s attracted to, he will <strong>lower the timber of his
voice</strong> to highlight his masculinity. H</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">e will <strong>stand taller,</strong> <strong>walk with a
livelier gait, protrude his jaw, </strong>and<strong> expand his chest.</strong></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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times, John and Anna settle in an Ohio village to become Moravian missionaries
to the Lenape. When John is called away to help at another settlement two days
before Christmas, he promises he’ll return by Christmas Day. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anna works hard not to fear the worst while she provides her children with a
traditional Moravian Christmas. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Through it all,
she discovers a Christmas promise that gives her the peace she craves. Available
at </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;">AMAZON.com, PELICAN BOOK GROUP.com, and CHRISTIANBOOK.com.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.25pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">TAMERA LYNN KRAFT
always loved adventures and writes Christian historical fiction set in America.
She’s married to the love of her life, has two grown children, and lives in
Akron, Ohio.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; letter-spacing: -0.25pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE;">Tamera leads <strong>Revival
Fire for Kids</strong> where she mentors other children’s leaders, teaches workshops,
and is a children’s ministry consultant and children’s evangelist. She has
curriculum published and is a recipient of the 2007 National Children’s Leaders
Association Shepherd’s Cup for lifetime achievement in children’s ministry. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You can contact Tamera at </span><a href="http://tameralynnkraft.com/"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: blue;">http://tameralynnkraft.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> and </span><a href="http://revivalfire4kids.com/"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: blue;">http://revivalfire4kids.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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Christmas in Schoenbrunn Village in Ohio around 1773. The Moravian children had
a custom of making a <strong>Christmas Putz</strong>. Sometimes it would be simple with the
Nativity scene made with pinecones. Other times, it was quite elaborate with
more pieces being added every year. </span></div>
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scene because it is used as a teaching tool. The Nativity with Mary, Joseph,
and Baby Jesus forms the central part, including animals and the
wise men. Many <strong>Putz </strong>of that time also included Moses delivering the
children of Israel to remind the children that Passover was a symbol of Jesus
dying on the cross for our sins. They also included other Biblical scenes and
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Christmas villages. Whatever the <strong>Putz</strong> shows, it isn’t really a <strong>Putz</strong> unless the
manger scene with Jesus is the central theme.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>ANNE
GREENE</strong> delights in writing about wounded heroes and gutsy heroines. Her second
novel, a Scottish historical, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Masquerade Marriage</i></b>, won the New
England Reader Choice award, the Laurel Wreath Award, and the Heart of
Excellence Award. The sequel <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marriage By
Arrangement </b>released November, 2013<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.
</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Texas Christmas Mystery</i></b> also won
awards. She makes her home in McKinney, Texas. Tim LaHaye led her to the Lord
when she was twenty-one and Chuck Swindoll is her Pastor. View Anne’s travel
pictures and art work at </span><a href="http://www.annegreeneauthor.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.AnneGreeneAuthor.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">. Anne’s highest
hope is that her stories transport the reader to an awesome new world and touch
hearts to seek a deeper spiritual relationship with the Lord Jesus. Buy Anne’s
books at </span><a href="http://www.pelicanbookgroup.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.PelicanBookGroup.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">. Or at </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.Amazon.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">. Visit </span><a href="http://www.anneswritingupdates.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.anneswritingupdates.blogspot.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> for information
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Anne Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183762094965660391.post-64667406923015934312013-11-22T01:00:00.000-08:002013-11-22T07:48:02.761-08:00FEMALE ATTRACTION GESTURES<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In two weeks I'll share <strong>Male Attraction Gestures</strong>. But this week I'm concentrating on the female.<br />
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is usually the first display a woman uses when she meets a man she’s attracted
to. The head is flicked back to toss the hair over the shoulder or away from
the face. Even a woman with short hair will flick her hair. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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- Marilyn Monroe perfected this look. Lip gloss enhances it.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Touching</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> - A woman will
touch her neck or throat when she’s attracted to a man. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">A Limp Wrist</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> – This is
attractive to men because it speaks of submission.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Exposed Wrists </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">– A woman will show
her palms and expose her wrists when she’s attracted to a man. Men consider a
woman’s wrists erotic.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Sideways Glance –
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">A
sideways glance over a raised shoulder especially with lowered eyelids beguiles
men. Also the sideways glance with the down-tilted head is a come-on gesture.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Rolling Hips – </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">When a woman
walks away from a man and rolls her hips she’s using a centuries’ old courting
gesture.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Most
men are afraid to touch a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">woman’s purse</b>.
But if a woman finds a man attractive, she will often caress the handle of her
handbag. Placing her purse close to a man is a sign of acceptance.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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show that women and men prefer mates that are pretty much as attractive as they
are. Most people are skeptical about beautiful people. They prefer a partner of
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">equal attractiveness</b> to themselves.</span></div>
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are all interesting facts. A writer is challenged to convert these facts to
paper and <strong>use them on their characters.</strong> Good luck in your writing.</span></div>
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some tips on how to show your characters are attracted to one another? I wish I’d
known these things when I was dating.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">You’ve
all heard of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">bedroom eyes</b>. When a
person is excited their <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">pupils dilate</b>
up to four times their original size. The pupils of both men and women dilate
when they are attracted. The eyes are key signals in courtship. That’s why women
use eye makeup to emphasize their eyes. Romantic encounters are more successful
in dimly lit places because everyone’s pupils dilate and create the impression
couples are attracted to one another.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">When
lovers look deep into one another’s eyes the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dilation</b> they see further attracts them. Both men and women easily
decode eye signals. Whenever a person sees something he likes, his pupils
dilate. That’s why poker players wear dark glasses. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">When
a person is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">angry </b>the pupils
contract. You can use this in romantic scenes as well.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">eyebrow flash</b>. The eyebrows rise
rapidly and then drop again. This is an invitational greeting. Opposites
respond without knowing why. People <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">eyebrow
flash</b> people they like and want to like them. Lowering the eyebrows shows
dominance or aggression and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">raising the
eyebrows shows attraction.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Eye Widening</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">. Women widen
their eyes by raising their brows and eyelids. This has a powerful effect on
men and gives them the desire to protect and defend the females. We all use <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">looking at</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">glancing at </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">gazing at</i>
the opposite sex too often in our books. Try using the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">eyebrow flash </b>and the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">eye
widening</b> instead.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Looking Up. </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Women tilt their
chin down and look up use this beautiful gesture that appeals to men because it
makes the eyes larger. Princess Diana used the down-tilting head and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">looking-up gesture</b> that made her well-loved.
This also exposes the lovely neck. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Lower The
eyelids</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">.
Marilyn Monroe mastered this expression and made herself the darling of the
movies. Lower the eyelids while raising the eyebrows, held tilted up, and lips
slightly parted <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>make most men weak in
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</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">When
a man likes a woman, he will look at her at lot. When she sees him gazing, she
will like him. When a woman wants to grab a man’s attention across a room, she
will meet his gaze, hold it for three seconds, then look away and down. This
sends him a message of interest. But <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">most
men miss that first look</b>, so a woman must repeat that look three times
before the man gets the message. When she finally gets his attention, she gives
him the eyebrow flash. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">come-on</b> look. Men recognize this
look as an invitation. She gives him a sideways glance with dilated pupils and
goes into intimate gazing. Women are expert at sending and receiving this gaze,
but men are not. When men use the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Intimate
Gaze</b> the look is blatantly obvious to women. But when women give the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">come-on</b> look, most men are unaware.
Think how funny a situation that creates.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">ANNE
GREENE delights in writing about wounded heroes and gutsy heroines. Her second
novel, a Scottish historical, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Masquerade Marriage</i></b>, won the New
England Reader Choice award, the Laurel Wreath Award, and the Heart of
Excellence Award. The sequel <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marriage By
Arrangement </b>released in December, 2013<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.
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awards. She makes her home in McKinney, Texas. Tim LaHaye led her to the Lord
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>ANNE GREENE</strong> here:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Before
our fun <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Halloween Blog Hop</b> I talked
with you about body language for our characters so you can <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">show rather than tell.</b> Here are some more gestures you might want
to incorporate with your characters.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">BOREDOM:
The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hand supporting the head</b> to stop
from falling asleep. The onset of boredom usually begins by the chin being
supported by the thumb. As the character becomes more and more bored, the chin
becomes supported by the fist, and then full-blown when the head is supported
by the entire hand.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Drumming the fingers</b> on a table or
nearby surface and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">tapping the feet </b>signal
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An <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">index finger on the cheek</b> shows
the character is thinking or trying to make a decision. The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">chin stroke</b> also shows evaluation as
does a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">thumb beneath the chin and index
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DECISION: Character <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">strokes chin and
then leans forward with arms open or picks up something you’ve offered </b>shows
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reveals <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ONE PERSON IS ATTRACTED TO
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writing? <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">LEAVE A COMMENT</b>. Or <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ASK A QUESTION</b>.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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GREENE delights in writing about wounded heroes and gutsy heroines. Her second
novel, a Scottish historical, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Masquerade Marriage</i></b>, won the New
England Reader Choice award, the Laurel Wreath Award, and the Heart of
Excellence Award. The sequel <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marriage By
Arrangement </b>releases in December, 2013<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.
</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Texas Christmas Mystery</i></b> also won
awards. She makes her home in McKinney, Texas. Tim LaHaye led her to the Lord
when she was twenty-one and Chuck Swindoll is her Pastor. View Anne’s travel
pictures and art work at <a href="http://www.annegreeneauthor.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.AnneGreeneAuthor.com</span></a>.
Anne’s highest hope is that her stories transport the reader to an awesome new
world and touch hearts to seek a deeper spiritual relationship with the Lord
Jesus. Buy Anne’s books at <a href="http://www.pelicanbookgroup.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.PelicanBookGroup.com</span></a>.
Or at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.Amazon.com</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anne Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183762094965660391.post-876728557070815152013-10-25T02:00:00.000-07:002013-10-25T02:00:03.578-07:00HALLOWEEN BLOG HOP<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">So,
I’ll discuss the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">suspense</b> in my own
novels. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Masquerade Marriage</b> is a
Scottish historical set in 1746. The heroine flees from an awful arranged
marriage to a sadistic duke. But she has nowhere to hide where the duke can’t
find her. He wants her fortune and her ability to bear him a son. Her only way
out is to get married. She chooses a name from a secret list of Highland
warriors with a price on their heads. The hero seeks only to protect his mother
and younger sister from the soldiers who seek their death. When he marries the
heroine she gives him the protection of her identity, her wealth, and her
castle. In their <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">suspenseful </b>race
against death, the unlikely pair discover unexpected love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Christmas Mystery</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">
finds the hero framed for murder. Sparks fly as the lady coastguardsman seeks
to arrest the oil rig troubleshooter. She needs to solve her first case, but
the handsome Cajun suspect makes her heart race and her toes tingle. He’s
worked all his life for his high-paying adventurous job. When the past
threatens his future, will he endanger the woman he loves to save himself? This
book is filled with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">suspense.</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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handsome, powerful noble of the highest rank in England stoop to marry a mere
Lady of Lowland Scotland?</span> </div>
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the whispered stories about him true? With his shadowy past and strange
behavior, what awful <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">secret</b> does he
hide? Can the lady keep her vow to make her marriage happy, unlike that of her
parents, or to save her unborn child and her own life, must she arrange for the
duke’s death? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">ANNE
GREENE delights in writing about wounded heroes and gutsy heroines. Her second
novel, a Scottish historical, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Masquerade Marriage</i></b>, won the New
England Reader Choice award, the Laurel Wreath Award, and the Heart of
Excellence Award. The sequel <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marriage By
Arrangement </b>released in December, 2013<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.
</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Texas Christmas Mystery</i></b> also won several
awards. She makes her home in McKinney, Texas. Tim LaHaye led her to the Lord
when she was twenty-one and Chuck Swindoll is her Pastor. View Anne’s travel
pictures and art work at </span><a href="http://www.annegreeneauthor.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.AnneGreeneAuthor.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">. Anne’s highest
hope is that her stories transport the reader to an awesome new world and touch
hearts to seek a deeper spiritual relationship with the Lord Jesus. Buy Anne’s
books at </span><a href="http://www.pelicanbookgroup.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.PelicanBookGroup.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">. Or at </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.Amazon.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anne Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183762094965660391.post-52976682764500418292013-10-21T11:37:00.001-07:002013-10-21T11:37:11.696-07:00IS YOUR CHARACTER LYING? WATCH HIS BODY LANGUAGE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Greene here. As writers we want to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">show</b>
and not tell. If you have a character who is lying, how can you show that?
Below are nine suggestions to help you with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">showing.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hand covering the mouth</b> is your
character’s subconscious reaction to saying deceitful words. Sometimes the
gesture might be several fingers or a closed fist over the mouth. Or your
character might place a finger over her lips in a shush gesture. Do you ever
find yourself using this gesture?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hand
touching the nose</b> or rubbing the nose can signal lying. What the person says
stinks to them. A person’s nose expands with blood when lying. The increased
blood pressure causes nerve endings in the nose to itch.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">The
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">nose itch</b> is also used by a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">listener </b>who doesn’t believe a
speaker’s words. Watch your audience. Are they scratching their noses? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">The
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">eye rub</b>. The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">eye rub</b> attempts to block out deceit, doubt, or distaste or to
avoid having to look at the face of the person who is lied to. Men rub their
eyes vigorously if the lie is a whopper. They will often look away. Women use
small touching motions below the eye. The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">eye
rub</b> often occurs with clenched teeth and a fake smile. How’s that for a villainous
expression?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ear grab. </b>The<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> ear grab </b>is<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>a symbolic<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>attempt by a listener to hear no evil
by blocking the words he hears or tugging on the earlobe. The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ear grab </b>can also signal a listener has
heard enough and wants to speak. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">When a person uses the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ear grab </b>along with the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">nose
touch</b> this shows anxiety.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">The
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">neck scratch</b>. Scratching the neck
below the ear lobe five times shows doubt. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">The
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">collar pull</b>. Lies cause a tingling
sensation in the face and neck tissues that need a rub. So some people use the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">collar pull</b> when they lie and believe
they have been caught. The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">collar pull</b>
also shows anger and frustration.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">The
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">fingers-in-the-mouth</b>. This gesture
shows a need for reassurance. This goes back to the reassurance a child
receives sucking on his fingers.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Next week I’ll continue with BODY LANGUAGE FOR YOUR
CHARACTERS. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">I hope this little lesson helps you <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SHOW </b>your characters’ reactions rather
than <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TELLING</b> them.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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author. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marriage by Arrangement</b>
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Anne Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183762094965660391.post-45119487162644998642013-10-11T01:00:00.000-07:002013-10-11T01:00:03.390-07:00CHARACTERS YOU CAN'T FORGET<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Anne
Greene here.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">I’m
assuming you, the writer has already filled out a character chart. So we’ll progress
from there.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Besides
height, weight and description, there’s a whole <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dimension</b> to a character that seeps through his skin and into the
heart of a reader. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Characters hide
things</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">-that
makes them intriguing. They have much going on below the surface which erupts
when they say inappropriate things or do things that don’t coordinate with what
is expected. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">But
for characters to behave in unexpected ways, the writer must peel back his
layers and use a microscope to discover <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">what
makes him breathe.</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Writers
must know their characters inside and out. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Brainstorm
</b>the characters. Discover their internal and external motivations and goals.
It even helps to base a character on someone you know.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Unforgettable
characters have intense <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">motivation—</b>the
why a character does what he or she does.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">And
characters don’t stand up to be counted unless there is conflict for them to
overcome. The writer needs to use <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">conflict</b>
to weasel out the character’s innermost secrets. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Give
your character a specific quirk, weakness or strength. Give your character a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">personality trait</b> and then reveal that
trait throughout the story. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Listen
to your character’s <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">voice</b>. How is it
different from every other character’s voice? </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Release
your character and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">watch what he does </b>just
as if he’s starring in a movie. Let the character take over the scene and then
enhance on what the character did.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Push the
boundaries</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">.
If your character is heroic, make him super-heroic. If he takes risks, make him
take awe-inspiring risks. If she’s generous make her philanthropic. You get the
idea. Make your characters bigger than life. And give them a heart to fit their
stature. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Make
your character face his worst fear. Of course to do that, the author must know
the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">character’s worst fear.</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Force</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"> your character
to do something he vowed never to do. How does he react?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Delve
deep inside your character, expose his quirks, make him face his fears, listen
to and watch him, show his motivation, push his boundaries, and then give his <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">reaction.</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Your
character should be as <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">real </b>to you
as the man or woman you love. Then he’ll join the ranks of the character you
most remember.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Who
is the fictional character you most remember? Please leave a comment for a
chance to win a critique of your first chapter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anne Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183762094965660391.post-47124948563768855352013-10-04T10:56:00.002-07:002013-10-04T10:56:52.075-07:00WHAT EDITORS LOOK FOR IN YOUR FIRST FEW PAGES<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Anne
Greene here. Now that the ACFW Conference is over, many writers will send in
proposals they pitched. Before you send in that proposal, check the following.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Is
there a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hook</b> to capture the reader’s
interest?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Does
the book start in the right place, at the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">inciting
incident</b>? Or is there too much backstory?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Are
the hero and heroine vivid, likeable <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">characters</b>?
Do they <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">come alive</b>? Is there
opportunity for them to change and grow? Is there only one point of view for
each scene?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Is
there <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">conflict?</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Does
the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">pacing</b> flow well enough to keep
the reader engrossed?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Does
the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dialogue </b>sound natural,
realistic, build characterization, and move the story forward. Does the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dialogue </b>match the characters?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Are
the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">secondary characters</b> believable,
and are they needed?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Is
the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">time</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">setting</b> established so the reader feels they are there?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Did
the writer <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">show </b>and not tell?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Did
the writer <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">avoid dead verbs</b> and use
active verbs?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Did
the writer include <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">interior monologue</b>
rather than direct thoughts?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Did
the writer <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">RUE</b>? Explaining insults
the reader.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">If
you, the writer, missed on any of these points, an editor may well throw your manuscript
into her rejection pile.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">If
you’ve covered all these points and have a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">compelling
concept, </b>the editor may continue reading. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Don’t
send your manuscript out before it is ready to go!!! You’ve only this <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">one chance</b> before this editor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Anne Greene</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> here. From
these eight basic <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">male </b>character
types a writer can mix and combine one or two of these masculine traits with
one or two of the eight basic <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">female </b>character
types I discussed in a previous lesson. Have fun with this. The characters
should have enough differences in their personalities to provide built-in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">conflict.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">By
now, if you’ve read several of my lessons, you are well on your way to writing
a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">winning novel. </b>If you haven’t read
my previous lessons, check the archives.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Before
you write that first word, you must have a specific male character in mind. The
following will help you build that <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">unforgettable
hero</b>. These are types, and you can build your character from these
foundations. Feel free to mix several types together. I’ll start with my
favorite male type:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">THE BAD BOY</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> also called <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">THE WOUNDED HERO: </b>He’s dangerous to
know and walks on the wild side. Family provided only pain and scars. He was
either abused or abandoned. Every girl has a crush on him. He wears his cynical
attitude like armor to protect his vulnerable heart. Often he’s lost the one
woman who ever loved him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">THE CHIEF: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">He’s a dynamic
leader, and he is wrapped up in his work. He urgently needs to fix problems and
produce results. He expects people to follow him without question. Independence
is important to him and the thought of relying on another person makes his skin
crawl. He doesn’t think he needs a woman in his life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">THE CHARMER</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">: He’s a smooth
talker, and frequently unreliable. Makes women believe in happily-ever-after,
but is not often there for the ever-after. He’s creative and witty, but
manipulative and irresponsible. Often this man experiences the biggest
character arc. Or he is the anti-hero.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">THE SWASHBUCKLER</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">: Mr.
Excitement. He’s an adventurer. He doesn’t hesitate when faced with danger.
He’s fearless, exciting and capable. He’s the daredevil and the explorer. He fears
falling in love because he doesn’t want to be tamed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">THE WARRIOR</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">: He’s a
champion and acts with honor. He’s the ultimate protector and defender. He’s
tenacious and principled. But he’s also self-righteous and relentless. He’s out
to see justice done. Couple him with THE BOSS feminine lead, and you’ve got
sparks from the start.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">THE PROFESSOR</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">: He’s coolly
analytical and knows every answer. But he’s also inhibited and somewhat
inflexible. When he finally gives his heart, he’s painfully vulnerable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">THE LOST SOUL: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">A tormented
male, he lives in solitude. He’s a man with a past who yearns for love, but
doesn’t know how to get it. He’s devoted, vulnerable, and discerning. But he
broods and is unforgiving. He dreams of a loving relationship, but is not
willing to stick his neck out to make it happen. Sometimes he’s an outcast.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">THE BEST FRIEND</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">: Sweet and
safe, he never lets anyone down. But he seldom asserts himself. He’s unsure
about love being worth the risk to his calm, low-key life. And he’s my least
favorite type for a male lead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">So
there they are. Choose whichever one fits the need of your book and turn him
loose on the female archetype that will give him the most trouble. Have fun and
God bless you as you write.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">The
book, HEROES AND HEROINES, by Tami Cowden, Caro LaFever, and Sue Viders goes
into greater detail. I suggest the book for all readers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Which
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MALE </b>is your favorite? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">If
you enjoyed this blog or have a question, I’d love for you to comment. I love
talking with my readers and getting to know them better. And return next Friday
for a new lesson.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">I
pray our God will make us all great writers for Him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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