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Published Character on the Couch Interview: J.C. Stockli’s Lucca and Evie

Quick update: I got my new laptop, installed everything, and figured out after a couple of days that it had a problem with its fan. Back it went, and now I have a replacement that – fingers crossed! – will… Continue Reading…

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Character on the Couch: Officer Brady

After a brief hiatus to address some work and health issues, I’m back to welcoming characters to my couch. Georgia Romance Writers colleague S.L. Morgan brought me this interesting young policeman, who isn’t being cooperative. Character name: Brady Age: 31-32… Continue Reading…

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Character on the Couch: Getting Catty with Another Villain

Someone didn’t get his coffee this morning. (Image attribution via Wikimedia Commons: Puma concolor shot at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum |Source=self-made |Author= User:Cm0rris0n) Fellow author of shifter literature Abigail Owen approached me wanting to make the villain of her second… Continue Reading…

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Character on the Couch: A Superhero with Self-Esteem Problems

Image Source:  http://samurai-ko.deviantart.com/art/Close-Enough-to-Touch-by-HPS-102055941 One of my Twitter writing friends sent me the following dilemma (and the above and below awesome pictures): Character name: Sorina Tavarisch Age: 36 Gender: Female Species (if applicable): Human Cultural or historical context (if important to… Continue Reading…

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Character on the Couch: Cold fingers…warm heart?

Just in time for Halloween, a young man in the funeral industry named Declan came to see me and spend some time on my couch. Actually, his author, fabulous fellow GRW member Sally Kilpatrick sent me the following quandary: Character… Continue Reading…

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A Writer on the Couch: Guest posting at Jill Archer’s Blog

Today I am guest posting over at Jill Archer’s blog about how psychology informs my writing, which lots of people assume, and how writing makes me a better psychologist, which tends to surprise people. This is also a good opportunity… Continue Reading…

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Characters on the Couch: A New Project & My First Guinea Pig

Greetings, fellow writers, readers, and blog followers! I bet you’re surprised to see something from me pop up in your reader windows, and all I can say is that I hope you’re happy to see me there. First, my very… Continue Reading…