Sometimes, the storyline influences the characters, and sometimes, it’s the other way around.
Author’s Intent: Characters and Storylines
Tag: family
Author’s Intent: Who Wants to Live Forever?
How have media figures achieved a form of immortality?
A Tale of Two Sisters, Vickie Rises
Vickie’s body lies in a heap in the alley, eyes open and staring into the darkness, blood from her neck wound forming a pool beneath her, and her face wearing the horrified look it bore during the attack. She had not heard her attacker’s taunt after he finished, nor had she noticed him standing a … Continue reading A Tale of Two Sisters, Vickie Rises
Boom Town, Lenny as a Dad
Why does Leonard Stringer’s daughter tell people he’s dead?
Worthy, Savage Jam
Several families converge for Thanksgiving and spend the following day jamming with the Savages.
A Tale of Two Sisters, Stepney
Cedric and Anne Stepney have never had children. How will they react when they find a “miracle” child on a trash heap?
Boom Town, Fox Tower
Which of Atlanta’s many historic demolitions hurt the author the most?
A Tale of Two Sisters, Margaret
22 April 2017: Atlanta, Georgia. Margaret Smythe never wanted to be a bad mother. When she married Thomas Seely in Bishopsgate in 1834 she anticipated many years together and a houseful of healthy, happy children. When she learned she was pregnant, she felt the future was wide open. Billy’s birth made her the happiest she … Continue reading A Tale of Two Sisters, Margaret
Worthy, Rebecca’s Writing
To better understand Steven’s past, Genevieve starts reading the available posts and articles by his sister, who died in a car crash in 2005. Steven has continued to pay the annual fees on Rebecca’s main blog account. “Hey, I’ve been reading some of Rebecca’s blog entries,” Genevieve tells him one afternoon at L. J.’s office. … Continue reading Worthy, Rebecca’s Writing
Worthy, Genevieve at Bickering
Genevieve visits Bickering Plummet as the guest of the president. How long before trouble finds her?