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4. Tell us about one of your first stories/characters!
Okay, this is embarrassing, but what the hey.
My first project was a book called Sisters, about a family with-- I think it was five-- girls, and following them as they grew up. I was about fourteen or so when I started the thing, so I had no concept of how to handle that many characters. I think the main differentiating factor between them was hair color. :-) And it had two sequels, Cousins and Family, about the sisters' children and then about everybody as adults.
The whole thing was a hot mess, but the books were also about 100 pages each, so they did get me into the habit of starting things of at least novella length and actually finishing them.
They were also my introduction to cybercasting of sorts, except instead of mentally casting actors and actresses in the parts, I went through my stacks of magazines and cut out pictures of models from ads and made 'covers' for each book.
I think I still have them in my closet somewhere.
Okay, this is embarrassing, but what the hey.
My first project was a book called Sisters, about a family with-- I think it was five-- girls, and following them as they grew up. I was about fourteen or so when I started the thing, so I had no concept of how to handle that many characters. I think the main differentiating factor between them was hair color. :-) And it had two sequels, Cousins and Family, about the sisters' children and then about everybody as adults.
The whole thing was a hot mess, but the books were also about 100 pages each, so they did get me into the habit of starting things of at least novella length and actually finishing them.
They were also my introduction to cybercasting of sorts, except instead of mentally casting actors and actresses in the parts, I went through my stacks of magazines and cut out pictures of models from ads and made 'covers' for each book.
I think I still have them in my closet somewhere.
