Alyssa Caine meets the Storyteller from Rebecca Too.
Alyssa Meets the Storyteller (Rebecca Too)
Tag: Rebecca Too
Sarah Melinda Rosales Walker
The Ghost Queen from Rebecca Too and Genevieve’s lookalike from Worthy and Another Mother.
Author’s Intent, Character Names
What’s in a name? Quite a bit, when it comes to characters.
Author’s Intent, Character Motivation
Creating rich and complex characters means listening to them, even when their motivations are unclear.
Author’s Intent, Worthy History
The story behind the story of Worthy.
Author’s Intent: Characters and Storylines
Sometimes, the storyline influences the characters, and sometimes, it’s the other way around.
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
Castor, Makepeace, & Pollux: Leah and Kristian
16 April 2011: Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia After their initial meeting with Kristian Makepeace, Leah and Steven follow her into the reception area where a man with Down Syndrome is waiting. When he sees Kristian, he waves. “Hey, Krissie!” “Jimmy,” Kristian says as she goes to hug him. With her arm around his shoulder she … Continue reading Castor, Makepeace, & Pollux: Leah and Kristian
Author’s Intent: Expanded Universe
My Expanded Universe of Fictional Atlanta came about when I realized a character I created for a play I was writing in 2011 was the same individual maligned by the lead character in a novel I had shelved around 2000. That novel, Boom Town, featured a character named David Cairo (pronounced “kay-ro” like the Georgia … Continue reading Author’s Intent: Expanded Universe
Author’s Intent: Worthy
In 2016, I serialized the rough outline of a story entitled Worthy on my blog. It originally consisted of fifty parts, covering the life and times of Abigail Worthy, a character from a play I was writing, Another Mother. Early in 2017, I was notified that the play had been chosen by The Essential Theatre … Continue reading Author’s Intent: Worthy