It’s Tough Not to Play Favorites With Your Characters
It’s a point echoed by everyone from William Faulkner to Agatha Christie to Ernest Hemingway all the way to Stephen King: you’ve got to write without playing favorites, even if that means killing those that you’re fond of. I get it. After you’ve spent weeks, months, or even years plotting out characters, ideas, scenes, or backstories, the last thing you’ll want to do is delete them like they never even happened. It becomes even more complicated if you get emotionally invested in these characters and root for them.
This is why it takes guts to be an author. It takes an incredible amount of self-control to write a story that you don’t control. It takes bravery to allow the characters to play out exactly as they need to.
Month: March 2022
🌞 Today’s Inspiration
“Turn your scars into stars.” ~ Robert H. Schuller
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “My psychologist told me I had to stop trying to please others all the time.”
Pete: “What did you say?”
Joe: “I said, ‘Sure, if it makes you happy.'”
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Your Brain is Working 24/7
Feed Your Brain with the Right Fuel
Think about it. Your brain is always “on.” It takes care of your thoughts and movements, your breathing and heartbeat, your senses — it works hard 24/7, even while you’re asleep. This means your brain requires a constant supply of fuel. That “fuel” comes from the foods you eat — and what’s in that fuel makes all the difference. Put simply, what you eat directly affects the structure and function of your brain and, ultimately, your mood.
Like an expensive car, your brain functions best when it gets only premium fuel. Eating high-quality foods that contain lots of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants nourishes the brain and protects it from oxidative stress — the “waste” (free radicals) produced when the body uses oxygen, which can damage cells.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Dare to Believe in Yourself
“Then it dawned on me that no one else was going to believe in me until I believed in myself.”
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Let Readers Use Their Imagination
Give vague descriptions of your characters to allow the reader’s imagination to fill in the blanks. It’s okay to share hair color, body build, and general features, but if you’re getting into tooth color, you may be going too far.
🤗 A Better Life ~ It’s a Good Reason
Everyone has scars. The emotional. scars are visible only to the person wearing the scars. It’s a good reason to cut each other some slack and offer understanding.
🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Strawberries are Sweet & a Healthy Choice
Make Time for Strawberries
What’s small, red, and packed with more vitamin C than an orange? Strawberries. . . .Strawberries are rich in fiber and vitamin C, a nutrient pairing that’s great for reducing oxidative stress, which can reduce heart disease and cancer risk. . . .Eating strawberries may also reduce your chances of having a heart attack. . . . Strawberries are a great source of potassium—a nutrient that counteracts bloat-inducing sodium in your diet—they can also help you lose water weight.
💡 Something to Think About
Contemplating a change? Weighing the pros and cons? There is no perfect answer. The lack of assurance shouldn’t stop us from casting off all tethering lines and stepping out into the unknown. It is my believe that once we cast off any ties to what we are leaving and step boldly toward our change that things being to fall in place and the change works out. Take no half steps, use no safety nets. You can do this.
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Great Things are Destined for You
Don’t let fear stop you from achieving the great things destined for you. When fear knocks at the door. Ignore the knock and keep on keeping on.
