Life is one of those things that is tough, I think most will agree. Whether you're an angty teen or drowning in the waters of # adulting I think most of us find that we all have struggles and half of that struggle is searching for a way to just be done struggling. "Can't I just smile and breathe for a moment?" But there's no time for either. Life was really tough for awhile. Eating, writing, working—all of it was a struggle. I spent my days dreaming of sleeping. Because when I sleep that's the only time I don't have to feel, to remember, to do anything (I'm one of those lucky people that sleep easily and never have dreams to bother me as I sleep) . But . . . I didn't want to sleep my life away. And I didn't want to live it depressed, either, It was so hard, but every day I had to want this over and over and over. It was exhausting. And sometimes I wondered if it was worth the effort. But I pressed on. I did a lot of thing...
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I would so love to see my books on store shelves someday. It would be amazing if I had fans that raved about my stories and ranted in ways I'd never do (because I'm very calm, for the most part). And if they did this in public. I'd be happy, even approve, of such unacceptable behavior. Call me a hypocrite, I don't care ;) Of course, my ultimate goal is to just write a story that touches others. Money and popularity are NOT the reason I write. But dreams can go beyond goals, yes? IF I EVER BECOME A BESTSELLING AUTHOR I WON'T . . . . . . believe it. How could I? My stories aren't near good enough . . . are they!? Is it the glasses, or am I just bad at dramatic selfies? ;D . . . buy a brand new sports car. Because that's just a waste of money. Practical and cheap will still work very well for me. Love my Volvo ;D . . . quit cleaning houses. Now I might clean less. But I don't think I could ever stop completely...
Introduce the main antagonist of your book! Oh, wow. I never even thought about this before. I think the antagonist is defined as the person that thwarts the goals of the MC? In that case the main antagonist would be Zilla's best friend, Cinderella??? What a thought. I still have the stepmother and stepsisters in this book, but they are back ground villains that stand in the way of Cinderella, not Zilla. As for introductions: Cinderella is very much like any other Cinderella. Kind to everyone and anything. Lovable. Petite. Beautiful. And the one that Prince Charming (Prince Dashel in my story) loves. Only one girl is Cinderella, thus most of us will not have a Prince Charming waiting to save us. What do you (the writer) have in common with the antagonist? What do you not have in common? I can relate to Cinderella's tough life. I do find more good in life, like she does — though I'm not as positive. After all I'm not Cinderella....
Introduce your MC a little (name, maybe a description or picture, etc,) and tell us something quirky about them. Zilla is sixteen years old. Her left leg is deformed. The right side of her body is wrinkled by scars that peak through up her neck. She lives with her aunt and uncle and six rambunctious boy cousins. She dreams of a better life, one where fire and poverty don't haunt her every waking moment . . . What does your MC value the most? Zilla doesn't know what she values, only what she hates. And she hates most of her life. Except for her best friend, Cinderella . . . but she might not realize this until too late. What is your MC’s wildest dream? What is their greatest fear? Zilla's wildest dream is to be always clean and to be noble and happy. Her greatest fear is fire. What is your MC’s favorite food? Can they cook? Of course she can cook! The majority of Zilla's life has been spent cooking, cleaning, and mending and helping her ...
Introduce the story: blurb, maybe a cover or anything else! ALL THE OTHER GIRLS: Childhood friends, Zilla and Cinderella's friendship is threatened after they attend a certain ball . . . Where did you get the idea for your story? What came to you first: your theme, character, premise, setting, etc? I clean houses in the day. Normally I listen to podcasts while I clean, but on this certain day I chose not to. And I started thinking about my first story that's now published . I thought about how I used to write so many short stories and how I still love writing short stories. I thought how many people would have drug Unerella into a novel. But then I realized . . . this could be a novel. And like that nearly all of a plot came to my mind. If you'd like the story behind the original short story, check out this interview. What have you done to get experience for your story (like watching knitting YouTube videos)?...