Conclusions

It was a fun week of editing and writing. I have started writing the rising action in the current book I'm writing along with reevaluating my conclusion for that book in particular. I'm happy because it's going to be just the right word count for a debut fantasy novel. It was a fun story to write and has some of my favorite characters that I've written inside of it which has been a lot of fun. 

It's been busy because I've been trying to finish editing another book which is always a longer process than I think it's going to be. It has been a very enjoyable process though which is fun. My husband has been kind enough to volunteer to read the book while he has a break from school. 

With this book, I noticed that I had a lot of characters who had particular gesticulations or words that they would say. It was hard to determine how much using them was overkill and what wasn't enough to establish it as a character quirk.  How do you usually determine that in your writing? Or what's a good example book that has the right balance in their character building? 

A book that I've read recently that was really good at having a character repeat certain phrases or words was The Seventh Decimate by Stephen R. Donaldson. The character had a lot of different phrases he said and they took on new meanings as the story progressed. The phrases also added to the characterization of the protagonist in more than just giving them a recognizable saying. It emphasized their motivations and in many cases their stubbornness and pride. It was a good example to me and sometimes I'll still think about some of the phrases. 

Thank you for reading my article. Keep dreaming and daydreaming of all the wonderful worlds in your head.