Archive for December, 2010

Booktrailer

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Dec 7

 

 

On Saturday we filmed the booktralier for In The Mirror.  It was one of the most exciting and interesting things I have ever done.  I always watch the-making-of portion of movies, because I find it fascinating.  And thanks to Jamelle Thomas and her very talented crew, I was able to see it for myself.  Everyone was great, from my husband, who supports me in everything I do, to the cast and crew, who did everything in their power to make sure what I had in my head appears on screen.  So I’m going to give a big shoutout to Jamelle Thomas, Stefan LaToure, Jeremy Diamond, Alex Bryant, Steve Houk, Jenny Houk, Michael Marks, Lauren Smith, Chris Armstrong, Tia LaTrell, Dana Pryor, Lisa Jones, Joshua and my parents for making that day so incredible.  I couldn’t have done it without any of them.  I especially couldn’t have done it without my husband, Michael.  He’s been here for me since I was 12 years old.  I also want to thank Michael’s family for watching our children while he and I did this.  Now it’s onto making that booktrailer do its job.  That’s going to be fun too.

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Honey, It’s Cold Outside

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Dec 2

Weather plays a very important part in a book.  It is used to create and underscore the mood/tone of the story and its characters.  If a character is feeling sad, it will be raining.  If he’s happy, it will be sunny.  But you can also switch the weather to show the opposite.  If a character is depressed and you want to really emphasize that mood, you write about clear, blue skies and have her looking at happy people, which really marks her depressed state.  The trick is not to simply use weather to fill up a page.  Think about how weather can move your story forward.  So, is the day sunny, brisk, freezing, frosty, nippy, hot, humid, torrid, clam, balmy, warm, seasonable, cloudy, dark, misty, murky, smoggy, rainy, freezing rain, draft, flurry, windy, dog days?

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Exit Stage Right

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Dec 1

Characters have a way of moving that says something about who they are.  So really think about how your characters enter and exit a scene.

Did he/she amble, clomp, dart, flit, fly, gallop, ramble, scurry, skitter, slosh, stagger, prowl, lumber, sprint, stomp, waltz, tiptoe, stroll or swagger in or out of a room?

Each of these movements imply something.  Give some thought to that something.  Does it fit your character’s personality?  Does it go against it?  If your character is an easygoing person, he/she will ease into a scene.  But if he/she is going through something, he/she might lumber or burst in.  Think about how your characters are walking and why.  What type of mood are they in?  Where do they want their movement to take them?  What do they want their movement to get them.  When writing about movement, think about how dancers express themselves.  How they lift their arms and heads a certain way.  How they drag their feet or leap across the stage.  You can do the same with your characters on paper.

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