Of Crevices, Cracks and Teflon…
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
Symbols deepen what we, as readers, come to know and experience with a character.
But what makes us feel with and for her, or him [the protagonist]–cry with them, scream for them, die with them?
What ultimately moves and transforms us, the reader, along with the central character of a story, or novel?
Certainly obstacles and a great [...]
Tags: antagonist, blemishes, body, central character, cracks, crevices, cry, feeling, fiction, flaws, humanity, limitations, mind, novel, obstacles, past failures, personality, points of identifcation, protagonist, readers, scream, spirit, story, strengths, symbol, Teflon, transforms, vulnerability
Symbols: Talismans of Endeavors, Memory and Emotion
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Articles and Essays, Musings
Large amounts of exposition leave readers weary and if not carefully positioned breaks the dream spell ideally evoked at the outset of a novel.
Mining your fiction enriches your protagonist’s journey for the reader. They also serve as markers serving as point of identification that allow readers to touch upon the protagonist’s struggle.
Tags: character, dream spell, emotion, endeavors, fiction, hopes and wishes, internal exprience, journey, marker, memory, novel, point of identifcation, protagonist, reader, struggle, symbol, talisman, thought
Radio Show | Deanna Raybourn and ‘Lady Julia Grey’
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show
Novelist, Deanna Raybourn discusses Lady Julia Grey, the heroine of her novels, “Silent in Grave,” “Silent in the Sanctuary,” and “Silent on the Moor“.
So tune in.
Tags: Deanna Raybourn, Enlgand, fiction, Great Britain, historical fiction, Lady Julia Grey, Nicholas Brisbane, novelist, Silent in the Grave, Silent in the Sanctuary, Silent on the Moor, Victorian, writing
Radio Show | Deanna Raybourn and ‘Lady Julia Grey’
Posted by Anjuelle Floyd | Filed under Event, Interview, Radio Show
Novelist, Deanna Raybourn discusses Lady Julia Grey, the heroine of her novels, “Silent in Grave,” “Silent in the Sanctuary,” and “Silent on the Moor“.
So tune in.
Tags: Deanna Raybourn, Enlgand, fiction, Great Britain, historical fiction, Lady Julia Grey, Nicholas Brisbane, novelist, Silent in the Grave, Silent in the Sanctuary, Silent on the Moor, Victorian, writing
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