Comments on: Building a Heroine (and An Award) https://www.jackieashenden.com/building-a-heroine-and-an-award/ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:52:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jackie Ashenden https://www.jackieashenden.com/building-a-heroine-and-an-award/#comment-2075 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:52:05 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=457#comment-2075 Cari – Hey, that’s such a lovely thing to say! You’ve made my Sunday! It’s mainly just the things I’ve discovered work for me and if they help other people then that’s great!

Kaily – a woman after my own heart! Yep, bring on the hero I say. 🙂

]]> By: Kaily Hart https://www.jackieashenden.com/building-a-heroine-and-an-award/#comment-2074 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:17:55 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=457#comment-2074 Jackie, I’m with you on the heroine. She’s always so stubborn and yeah the hero is much more interesting!

Congrats on the award. I was going to nominate you, but you got so many other nominations!

]]> By: Cari Quinn https://www.jackieashenden.com/building-a-heroine-and-an-award/#comment-2073 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:19:34 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=457#comment-2073 Jackie, I don’t get by here nearly enough, but I really think your blog is one of the most instructional writing blogs out there. You and Maisey really help authors break things down into manageable chunks. I’m going to have to add both you ladies to my blogroll.

Good luck with your Frenchman! 🙂

]]> By: Suzanne Jones https://www.jackieashenden.com/building-a-heroine-and-an-award/#comment-2071 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:37:29 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=457#comment-2071 Sounds like you have the heroine sorted. Well done.

And congratulations on your award.

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]]> By: Jackie Ashenden https://www.jackieashenden.com/building-a-heroine-and-an-award/#comment-2069 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:59:27 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=457#comment-2069 Maisey – thanks for the lovely comment, m’dear! You’re the best. Glad you think my Frenchman might work. You’re absolutely right, they can’t be happy until they realise that the way they have been dealing with life up till this point is wrong – or at least won’t get them what they want. Each has to learn something from the other.
Now all I have to do is write the jolly thing! Sigh.

]]> By: Maisey https://www.jackieashenden.com/building-a-heroine-and-an-award/#comment-2068 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:23:50 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=457#comment-2068 I think it sounds wonderful, Jackie! I’m really excited about this one. You’ve got some really great subs lined up, because 3 days is brilliant too.

I love love love it when the h and H’s conflicts compliment and conflict. It’s so great! And I think it really makes for great character development because they HAVE to progress in order to be together.

]]> By: Jackie Ashenden https://www.jackieashenden.com/building-a-heroine-and-an-award/#comment-2067 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:53:54 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=457#comment-2067 Heidi – Ooooh, thanks! Yeah, I still have revelations about the characters and some things about them may change, but I think that having the core motivation and conflict clear first is going to make a huge difference.
Hey, great news on your new ms. Glad it was a less traumatic experience! Sounds like knowing the conflicts first is the way to go eh? Do let us know when it’s out – can’t wait to read it!
As to mine being a winner well, I hope so! A girl can dream…;-)

]]> By: Heidi https://www.jackieashenden.com/building-a-heroine-and-an-award/#comment-2066 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:38:01 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=457#comment-2066 Ooh, I’m so impressed Jackie, you’ve really put a lot of thought into this and I think it will pay dividends when you write the story… I guess you also have to be fluid and know that anything can change but as long as you know your characters core motivations it’s a big help.

I’m just sent my latest ms off to my ed a whole two weeks early (Yay). Now, I’m not saying there won’t be revs, there will be (I’ve not had a book yet that went thru without any!!), but it felt much less traumatic writing this one than the last one and I’m sure it’s cos I had a very clear idea of the conflicts first. And as a result I didn’t tie myself in too many knots trying to work them out while writing it.

good luck with your story, it sounds like a winner to me.

]]> By: Jackie Ashenden https://www.jackieashenden.com/building-a-heroine-and-an-award/#comment-2065 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:29:29 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=457#comment-2065 Rach – I know! In fact,I’m still not completely happy wth the heroine’s conflict but..well…it’ll do for now. And hey, at least I’m thinking about it beforehand!

Lacey – Haven’t started writing her yet. She’ll no doubt turn round and bite me when I least expect it. Oh and absolutely re Great Uncle Visa. However, I don’t make him happy alas. 😉

Kerrin – it’s not easy! If fact I may have to go and tweak her IC again. And I totally do the same. I get to a certain point in the ms and realise I haven’t thought of, say, her relationship with her mother. Or her sister or something. And it turns out to be vitally important! Argh. Trying to work out the kinks before writing it is hopefully a way to avoid meltdown!
Oh, the course is at WriterU by Laurie Schnebly. Called Plotting Via Motivation. It was awesome.

]]> By: Kerrin https://www.jackieashenden.com/building-a-heroine-and-an-award/#comment-2064 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:13:27 +0000 http://jackieashenden.com/?p=457#comment-2064 you make is sound so easy!
Just when i thought i’d nailed my heroes IC, i had a major lightbulb moment while driving to kindy this morning (not the best time – i couldn’t pull over and write it down!) and realised EXACTLY what his conflict really was.
I think i have to go back to thinking more about my heroine. I’m with you. Even though i find her the easiest to write while writing the story, she is the hardest to get the handle of in the initial set up!
Yours sound great! What was the course you did?

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