POV and Title Weekend.

Well, I had another post ready but it disappeared so you're stuck with this one. :0 Hello to my new blogger buddies. I hope to visit you soon. I'm sorry my commenting has been slacking off. I'm so deep in re writes and revisions along with my crazy home life, my computer time is limited.

Don't forget Writing the Next Line is Friday, September 3rd. If you have not participated before come see what the fun is about. Spread the news, please.

I tried something this weekend that wound up being quite fun. I wrote a chapter in my other MC's point of view. I write in first person and WiP #1 is written from my MC Anna's POV. My other MC, Ian, is her love interest and I wrote a chapter in his POV and learned a lot about him along with working out some key points in my story. He spoke to me and is a little bit of a bad boy. :) I'm sure many of you have done this. It was quick took about 20 minutes but the outcome was interesting.

Has anyone tried this?

Has it helped you?

Another thing I got to thinking about this weekend was the title of WiP #1. The working title has always been The Guardian to which there are endless books out there with that name. It kills me but I'm trying to figure out something else. I want it to stand out but still be related to what the story is about.

Any advice on what I should be thinking about when giving my baby a name?

How was your weekend?

I'm keeping it short today. The monsters were crazy this weekend so my butt is tired. I am also trying to figure out how to put tabs at the top of my page. I'm trying to clean up my blog. Any advice on this would be helpful.

Oh and keep an eye out I have a little contest coming to my blog. :)

Have a great day!

Fight Club --and super conference.

Fight scenes (fighting for love, life, honor)--when written well they can make a great climax or make you want to hit something (working you up because you are so into the scene.)

I'm comfortable writing love scenes, kissing scenes, confrontational dialogue, regular dialogue, the twisted sick villian, chase scenes, etc.  (I didn't say I wrote them well, I just like to write them.)

The fight scene is what makes me squirm. I like to read a great fight scene-- I don't feel like I know how to write one. I have a lot of fight scenes in my current WiP and in my first draft they are weak-- real weak--embarrassing weak.

I'm trying to figure out the best way to write them. How to write action. I know words like crunch, slice, punch, pressed, cut, stabbed, threw, etc. all help but me putting it all together is falling flat.
I know reading some great fight scenes help along with watching some great fight scenes. I'm not sure if it's enough. I'm looking for your help folks--any advice? (Don't say music because I do use it and it helps just a little)

How do you go about writing a fight scene?

Any recommendations on what I should do to prepare for one and what could help my fights scenes stronger?

****Conference information...Get over to writeoncon.com.  Free writers conference geared towards childrens and YA. So-- can't wait. Go give a big thanks to Elana Johnson, Casey McCormick, Lisa and Laura Roecker, Shannon Messenger, Jamie Harrington. and Jennifer Stayrook.

When is it you ask? August 10th-12th so mark your calenders.

Please click here to see the amazing participants.

I was having issues with the totally hilarious vlog for this so please go to the sites above to see it. We really do snack that much. I'm guilty. :)

***Don't forget Friday June 18th Writing the Next Line****

Have a great day!