by Pamela Beason | Nov 2, 2011 | Everyday Chaos, The Writing Life
There’s nothing more boring than reading about characters who have no flaws. Why? Because they don’t seem human, of course. Even if your character is a werewolf or from another planet, as readers we want to feel that we have something in common. And if...
by Pamela Beason | Oct 9, 2011 | The Writing Life
I once started to read a book by a mystery author that I wanted to like, but she started off with a scuba scene in which a diver was attacked by a predatory manta ray that tried to rip the tank from her back. I put the book down, and I haven’t read anything by...