Meanwhile this is not a pumpkin so what is it?
The last day of August nears its end and the air has a bit of bite to it as it sweeps over the mountains.
Meanwhile this is not a pumpkin so what is it?
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A good protagonist needs a purpose, a drive. There are of course exceptions to this, but it takes a brilliant author indeed to write a compelling story around a character without a direction and a purpose. Many stories center around a protagonist finding that purpose but by the end it has been obtained.
To celebrate 100 (official) years of operations the US National Park Service is opening the gates for free from August 25 to August 28. Of course several parks, including Crater Lake National Park pictured above, have been around for longer than that but the big party is this weekend. There will be many events, the Jr. Ranger program is open for the kids, and of course the mountains, lakes, and monuments will be existing the same as they have and as they will for a long time to come. Except the volcanoes of course, Those can change very fast.
So get out there and find some inspiration! One of the best things about writing or reading a story is the ability to be the proverbial fly on the wall, being able to see into occluded and intimate moments that would otherwise be unavailable anyone else from a seed blooming in the forest to a battle of rivals on a distant mountain top.
There must be a special graveyard for books that remain unborn because the idea slips out of the author's mind before they can write it down.
Keep something on you at all times to write those ideas down! Today is Black Cat appreciation day. They certainly do deserve some appreciation. Who hasn't thrilled with a bit of supernatural glee when a shadow on the ground suddenly glares at you and wisps off into the night.
According to the analytics on the last blog post the secret to increasing viewership of a blog is not in fact excellent writing, good marketing, or insightful comment. It is cute pictures of kittens....go figure.
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AuthorBetty Adams is an up and coming author with a bent for science and Sci-fi. Archives
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