Meet The Author - Janet Beasley

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Janet Beasley

Never Be Afraid to Cross Over to New Horizons




Hello everyone! So great to see you here.
Regular blog posts are still appearing on Mondays - but with a little bit of a twist. 

Due to the enormous success we have had with Maycly - I need to get busy on the next 5 novels...you read right...5 more novels! For this reason, every Monday we're going to head to the archives and the postings will be some of the coolest and most helpful blog posts I made throughout 2011 and early 2012. This will allow me the much time needed to let my creativity run wild and write, and write, and write. ;-)

If you haven't gotten your copy yet, 

the paperback and ebooks are available on

Amazon

Not to worry, I'm not abandoning my fans - I'll still be at your fingertips through comments here on the blog, email, Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest, and other social media. 

So, without any further ado - welcome to the past!

Original Post Date
5 / 2 / 11


Thanks again for joining us, and a BIG welcome to those of you who are joining us for the first time. I truly appreciate your support and shared enthusiasm...more than you'll ever know. I hope you find the blog fun for the whole family and will encourage your friends and neighbors to join with you as we travel through the realms of my creativity. If like us, please share JLB Creatives with your friends and family.
You'll find us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and now Talent Reel.


WEEK 10 VIDEO

"Tons of Cool Stuff!"

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BONUS VIDEO
"MEET THE AUTHOR"

Click on the title or photo above.

The link will take you to YouTube 

as the video is too large for on the blog

(It may take a few minutes to load)

While you're there, I'd like to invite you

to "subscribe" to my channel.

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WEEK 10 TOPIC POST:

    Isn't technology wonderful? Because of the great things the internet offers, we are introduced to folks who sometimes become a major part of our lives and they live nowhere close - in fact I've met some who live on the other side of the planet and we converse regularly. In addition, the connections I've made with family and friends from years gone by are priceless. Every one of them will be treasured for eternity!

     I'd like to ask the question, "Will you become a part of my life through my novels?" Only you will be able answer that question after reading "Maycly."

     It is with a humble heart, I wish to extend a very heartfelt appreciation to all of you who have been with me from the beginning, those of you who have joined with me in the middle of my novel project, and those of you who have just discovered JLB Creatives and decided to follow us through this incredible journey of writing and illustrating. Thank you.

     Before you watch the BONUS VIDEO "Meet The Author," you may want to take the time to read on, and discover a little more about me, Janet, my life, and how I came to be an author/writer.
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Janet's Condensed Life Story:


     According to my friends and family, I’m outgoing, fun, very creative and always try to look on the sunny side of life. Now granted, some of these folks haven’t had the opportunity to catch me on a bad day. You know, like when I'm in my writer’s den, birthing ideas and trying to write them down as fast as they come to me! Those particular times can get a little hair-raising and the dog looks at me with that “look” where they tilt their head and just stare at you like you’re crazy at the moment…which you are, but you don’t let them know that!

     I’m an animal lover, with dogs being number one on my list. I love to travel. Discovering new places and meeting new people from other lands is always a thrill. My husband and I have always enjoyed the outdoors. We kayak as often as possible, go hiking…and of course never without my camera!

     Let’s start with my childhood. I was born and raised in Beavercreek, Ohio. It was a typical Midwestern childhood, where mom stayed home and dad went to work. My grandparents lived with us – or we lived with them, I’m not sure how that was, I just know we were all together in one big house.

     I turned six and started to school – and actually couldn’t stand it. It was scary. Plus I wasn’t interested in learning what they had to say, I had other things I wanted to learn about…like what land I could be princess of when I got home, how to care for fairies, as well as slay dragons, and make some new imaginary friends.

     I started my stage career when I was five, wearing a lion costume, singing and dancing to Animal Crackers in My Soup – at least I thought I was singing, perhaps no one else saw it that way.

     I was involved in theater, dance, choir, and band all throughout high school. I played Lady Larkin in Once Upon a Mattress, and served as a chorus singer and dancer for Guys and Dolls. Both were an absolute blast!

     My husband and I were childhood sweethearts. We dated for six years before we got married and we’ll be celebrating our 30 year anniversary this July. 

     We were always very interested in the theatrical genre, so with both of us having entrepreneurial spirits, we founded our audio visual design/install company, Multi-Tech Productions, Inc. in 1998 and it’s still going strong. MTP offer design, installation, and training on a multitude of commercial audio visual systems: churches, theaters, restaurants, schools, etc. I don’t do any of the physical work any longer due to health restraints, but Don keeps it going strong along with his “day job.” Living in Florida, the business has been through four hurricanes, and as if that wasn't enough, we discovered the “magical(?)” life of financial ruins. It bounced back for a bit, then the business nearly went under in the collapsing economy, but with God's help, we have survived and so has Multi-Tech.

      As I mentioned, when I couldn’t keep up with the physical demands of audio visual and live productions, I turned to baking, and took over the family gourmet dog treat business (My grandmother’s secret recipe was handed down to me). I expanded the business to include “People Treats” but life has a way of not sending out memos on some things. Several chronic illnesses stacked up on top of the one I already had. All of them have tried to get the best of me, but I’m not a quitter, but again, I had to take some time and consider where to channel my creativity.

     

     It was then that a dear friend and fellow writer reconnected with me on Facebook. We hadn't been a part of each others lives for over 30 years. I told him about the epic fantasy novel I had started years ago and that I didn't know what the heck I was doing. Sure, I'd written several self help books, been published in trade magazines, developed classes, and spoken at conferences nationwide...yet I'd never taken the serious effort to tackle a novel. He and his senior executive editor read one of my chapters and said the creativity was there, I just needed to hone my writing skills…NOW GET BUSY...AND FINISH THAT NOVEL! :) So I thought about it, and said to myself after a few days of consideration...what the heck?

     I finished the story over the next 2 years while putting myself through writing school at age 49. And now at age 50, I'm looking at submitting my first epic fantasy novel, "Maycly," either for publication by a company, or on our own as an ebook in the very near future.

     One day I received a call from my sister. She asked me if I would like for her to maybe draw a few of the animals that were beginning to show up on Maycly. Long story short...and 71 illustrations later…Dar has served as my full time illustrator. She's been a true blessing throughout the project. One of her degrees being that of an English Language Specialist hasn’t hurt either. When it came time to proofread, she was right there for me again. Together, we have written and re-written "Maycly" several times. 

     Between the support and encouragement of my supportive and loving husband, sister, mom, dad, in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins, etc., and all of my dear wonderful friends, AND with the "I'm not a quitter" attitude I strive to present daily, without a shadow of doubt, Maycly will be published one way or another. And as the author of "Maycly" I hope to become a part of lives around the world.

    

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PIC N' THOUGHT

BY

JANET

Never let anyone tell you

that your dreams are too big!

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LINK OF THE WEEK:

      Space travel is awesome...not that I'd ever have the nerve to do it, it's still awesome! I remember the teacher stopping class, bringing in a TV and we watched as Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the moon.  I also remember getting to go on field trips to the museum of natural history, with my favorite part being the show in the planetarium. I always felt like I was actually in space, floating with the stars and learning about them.

     Living in Florida has its advantages...for instance, we can watch a shuttle or rocket launch from our back yard! NASA and Kennedy Space Center are only an hour away. If you're like me, you're fascinated by not only traveling into space, but also the stars and planets. Now days, one of my favorite pass times is stargazing through our telescope. I'm no pro - so don't ask me any questions on it - it just simply thrills me to see the moon, planets, and stars so up close and personal.

     This week's link is going to take you to a site where you can follow what stars will be out, meteor showers, moon phases, etc.

     I by no means endorse this site, nor do I get click money just for you visiting - it's just simply a cool site I found and wanted to share with my followers. Click the photo or title to visit Star Date Online. Enjoy!

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Photo by Janet Beasley

The view we get of a launch 

from our back yard.


And here's another cool link:
Kennedy Space Center's Launch Schedule

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WEEK 10 SUMMARY:

      This week we got to find out about the process Janet took to become a writer, we learned a little more about Janet and snagged a sneak peak at a few of Maycly's secrets in the video "Meet The Author" and we went star gazing. It's been a full post!

     Remember, THE COMMENT GAME this week is for you to share what part of the "Meet The Author" video you liked best. And along with that, please ask us questions about the novel, my photographs, etc. Be bold and ask questions for those who may be a little shy and aren't comfortable commenting here on the blog, but still would love to know the answer.

     Until we meet again my friends...enjoy yourselves and live life to the fullest!

Stay casual and have a great week!

Your writing' fool - 

~Janet~

Maycly's Creatives Geniuses On Tour!

Hello fans! Coming up this week will be 3 amazing days taking Author Janet Beasley's faith-based Hidden Earth Series Volume 1 Maycly and its companion books across Michigan's U.P.! 

You just may be surprised when you discover this magical sister team and what they have planned for the future.

The Hidden Earth Series in not just a novel series...

it's a project of grandeur!

Schedule of events:

Look for posters placed all around the local 

Soo, Brimley, and Paradise areas.

Schedule a field trip ~ Make it an outing with your book club ~ Bring your cameras ~ Gather with others who love to read ~ 

~Bring a friend ~ Scholastic, YALSA, and AR representatives welcome ~

Come to the Bayliss Library event to enjoy the snacks made from recipes foreshadowing the Maycly cook book:

"More Than Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup"

For more details, stop by or call any of the venues listed above. 

Hope to see you at one of the events!

Summer Splash!

Hello faithful fans and new visitors! So glad you've stopped by. The month of August is going to be spectacular!!! Get ready to embark on the

Orangeberry Summer Splash.

This post will remain throughout the tour. Why not go ahead and bookmark the JLB Creatives blog now so you always have a place to visit and grab the link to get started on the most amazing literary adventure this summer!

JLB Creatives is proud to announce 

that several of its team members, along with so many 

other awesome authors and bloggers, are proud to be a part of the Orangeberry Summer Splash 

sponsored by Orangeberry Virtual Book Tours.

Orangeberry Summer Splash 

100 Authors 

500 Blog Stops...

...here's the scoop!

This August, more than 100 authors will embark on a virtual book tour to promote more than 100 books of various genres, lengths and prices.  In the span of one month, they will be making 500 blog stops on a variety of book blogs to share their publishing experiences, author interviews and book information.

Featured genres include contemporary fiction, fantasy, science fiction, women's fiction, personal development, historical romance, romantic suspense, mystery, thrillers and more. 

Organised by Orangeberry Virtual Book Tours, the event is expected to raise awareness about the growing Indie publishing movement and to offer readers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how imaginary worlds and characters are created. Readers will also be treated to the chance of winning free books and a Kindle Fire. Contest ends on 31^st August 2012.

More information about participating authors and their books can be found on GoodReads, Amazon and the Orangeberry website.


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About Orangeberry Virtual Book Tours

Founded in October 2011 by best-selling author Pandora Poikilos, Orangeberry Book Tours is a marketing and public relations site which reaches out to readers of all genres.  A variety of book tour packages are readily available and personalised options are available on request.

Contact information

Pandora Poikilos – pandorapoikilos@gmail.com

Website http://www.orangeberrybooktours.com/

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Look for JLB Creatives' founder, author Janet Beasley's novel Maycly on the tour! There's not only the novel, but also a full color illustration book available now, and an upcoming cook book of Maycly coming soon!

Check it all out on Amazon

Join the already 500+ fans who love JLB Creatives.

Become a JLB Creatives fan on Facebook to keep up with the latest on book releases, free books, sales, 
photos, and so much more!

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Become a follower of the JLB Creatives Blog where we strive to bring you the best of upcoming authors, writing tips, and other news worthy posts regarding artists of all walks of life.

We hope to see you out and about on the virtual Summer Splash tour, and look forward to returning to our Blast from the Past series come early September, 2012.

  Want to help spread the word about the tour, get indie authors noticed, and bodacious blogs discovered? 

COOL! 

Then be sure to tweet about, pin, +1,  

and share the tour with your friends and family all month long. 

Below are some handy hashtags, 

and peak times to use when sharing...

~ Main event hastags are #OBSummer #Books

~ Relevant hastags are #Indie #Books #Writing #Kindle #Authors #BookReview #BookBlogs

- Preferable tweet times: 

1:00 pm GMT 

8:00 pm GMT

1:00 am GMT

=and=

According to:

TweetSmarter.com Blog

Monday - Friday

for most clicks on tweets with links:

6:00 am - 9:00 pm EST

and

Monday - Thursday

for most bitly.com clicks

7:00 am - 7:00 pm EST

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Have a GREAT summer!!!

Your blog host:
~Author Janet Beasley~

Show vs. Tell

Photo by

Janet Beasley

Reach for the Stars!

Hello everyone! So great to see you here.

Regular blog posts are still appearing on Mondays - but with a little bit of a twist. 

If you haven't gotten your copy yet, 

the paperback and ebooks are available on

Amazon, and are also featured in the Kindle Lending Library! 

Due to the enormous success we have had with Maycly - I need to get busy on the next 5 novels...you read right...5 more novels! For this reason, every Monday we're going to head to the archives and the postings will be some of the coolest and most helpful blog posts I made throughout 2011 and early 2012. This will allow me the much time needed to let my creativity run wild and write, and write, and write. ;-)

Not to worry, I'm not abandoning my fans - I'll still be at your fingertips through comments here on the blog, email, Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest, and other social media. 

So, without any further ado - welcome to the past!

Original Post Date
6 / 20 / 2012
(Father's Day Weekend)


HAPPY SUMMER...

what the heck - just celebrate all week!

Some of my photos...just for Dads:

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Hello faithful followers and welcome new visitors. So glad you stopped by. Just a few quick notes...for those of you who are new to the blog you can expect to see a weekly video - topic post - one of my scenic photos with an inspirational caption - links to all kinds of cool stuff - and more! We talk about things of writing, photography, and you'll have the opportunity to keep in-the-know on the progression of my novels and photographic creativity. And for EVERYONE - you'll find archived posts at the bottom of the blog and on my website as well...so if there was something you read and wish to tweet, refer, share, etc. locate it in the list far below, copy, and paste it, as directing your friends to the exact post is a nice easy way for them not to have to sift through so much. OK - nuff said...here we go!

WEEK 17 VIDEO

"Show vs. Tell"

ANSWERS AND AUTHORS' LINKS

I posted the following question to a group of authors:

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Show vs. Tell was beat into my head. Why is it then, if we as authors are 

supposed to show and not tell, continue to refer to the great authors as story"tellers?"

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Below are the answers I received from

 my fellow writers from

"Author Central"

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I'd like to personally invite you visit

the blogs, facebook fan pages, and/or websites of my fellow writers.

Every one of them is delightfully different. 

There are author interviews, book reviews, helpful writing tips, and more.

Simply click on the author's name and it will take you directly to their web presence.

Thanks and enjoy!

Daniel Carter: That's an interesting question Janet. I'm often told that actions speak louder than words. I think that our lives show the world who we are and in doing so it tells a story that hopefully is meaningful. I don't think there is a big difference in 'Show' or 'Tell' but if I show you my life there is a greater connection. If I tell you about a life you may find it fascinating but it's not the same as having witnessed it. That's my 2 1/2 cents on the subject as a...let's say 'StoryPresenter'

Shawn Lamb: I wrote several posts on the Show Don't tell - of which I am NOT a supporter. If interested check out the majority of April's post where I deal with "Editing." Especially the one titled "Study When Editing." It is a combination of narrative and dialogue that makes a good, vivid story. You can't lessen or negate one over the other. If the story is reduced to mostly dialogue - all you have is talking heads. If too much narrative, it might as well be non-fiction. There must be a balance.

Raven West: Depends on what you're "showing" and what you're "telling". If it's dialogue, it's definitely telling! There is also a choice of showing too much and telling too little. Everyone knows in any writing, there are no rules.

Dannye Williamsen: Janet, in referring to the great authors as storytellers, I believe they are alluding to the craft of the original storytellers who verbally related the stories but employed grand descriptions to paint word pictures and used sounds and motions to "show" the listener what was happening in the story. Great authors do the same. They speak from within the rhythm of the action and artfully describe the environment and the characters' states of mind to draw the reader into the story they are "telling".

Deb Hockenberry: Everything I've learned says that action (showing) is much more interesting for kids. It helps hold their attention. Now, for writing for adults I have nothing.

Christine Nolfi: My take on show vs. tell? Always keep in mind that dialogue is the true action in a novel. If you can't show the character through her dialogue then it might be time to return to the drawing board.

Susie Rosso Wolf: I personally feel that the narrative is the true source of showing. For instance, when my grandmother described her experiences on the front lines in France during WWII as one of a few of the first American Red Cross Nurses ever deployed across the pond, I could "see" everything she was describing in her narrative. Perhaps telling it well, is actually showing? Imagine that! :)


Karen S. Elliot: If you consider the storytellers of yore - they were just that - story TELLERS. They'd tell stories around the hearth, over the campfire. They could "show" emotion in their stories, jump up when their character jumped up, scream when their character screamed, whisper when the character whispered. I have memories of stories that my mom and aunt told me around the dinner table or on car trips or gathered in the living room (often there would be big band music in the background). There was no paper - just the telling. If I want to write the same stories, I'd have to "show" the emotion, smiles, and tears, describe the era, the music, and so on.

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NOVEL UPDATE: "Maycly," my epic fantasy novel, should be heading off for formatting either this week or next to become an ebook in the (hopefully) near future...that is if all goes as planned! ;-)  If you haven't heard, "Maycly" is VOL 1 in my upcoming 6 novel series titled "Hidden Earth." Along with self pubbing the ebook we will be submitting "Maycly" for hard copy publishing too. If you're a hard copy fanatic in addition to ebooks (such as I) you'll need to help us promote sales of the ebook, and give us reviews. Good sales and good reviews, I hear, are worthy "ammo" when submitting to the "big boys." So seriously - we will need your help, our future readers and fans, to make "Maycly" a book worth publishing in tangible print. A HUGE thank you to all of you in advance for your shared enthusiasm and efforts to bring about "Maycly." 

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PIC N' THOUGHT

by:

Janet Beasley

May your day's end bring you peace

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LINK OF THE WEEK:

     How many of you have ever been geocaching? And how many of you are like we were less than a year ago, now saying to yourselves..."What the heck is geo caching?" For those of you who don't know, first and foremost...it's a ton of fun! The more the merrier actually. When we first found out about it, and began to discover just how many "caches" were available just in our little neck of the woods, well, there's no other way to put it other than we felt so violated! LOL!!  

     Geo caching is an awesome activity you can do with your friends and family. It's a great outing consisting of a type of treasure hunt. You can look up online where to find geo caches in the area you will be in...yes, all over the world! If you've got a handheld GPS, you're over half way involved already! From the geocaching site (which is the LINK OF THE WEEK) you'll be able to enter your destination and discover where the hidden treasures await you. You may want to pack a small "tool kit" with some string, tweezers, pliers, tape, etc. Some of the more creative "hiders" can make it pretty tricky to retrieve their hidden treasure. 

    There's a bunch of different kinds of cache - traditional, multi, "cache in trash out," virtual, travel bugs (a personal favorite), and more!

     I won't spoil anymore of the fun, I'll just send you straight over to the site. And of course I by no means endorse this site, get money for clicks or any of that stuff - it's just something fun we found to do, that we have really enjoyed and wanted to share with you. 

     If you do decide to join up (you can become a member for free, or pay for the "premium" membership) you'll be able to find us listed as Team Goofy FL.

GEOCACHING

Here are a few photos of our team:

Team Goofy FL

Our first find...EVER!

It was buried deep in the woods, under pine needles and leaves.

This is pretty cool! There's all kinds of stuff in this box.

Wait - there's a guest book...let's sign it!

In the guardrail...really?

 These guys are good!

The bow hunter of our group was the first one to spot

this cleverly disguised cache in a camo bag tucked neatly in this log.

You can't be serious!

Good thing we had a member on our team

with teeny tiny fingers to reach up inside this road sign

to retrieve this teeny tiny cache!

There it is!

The bow hunter strikes again as the first to spy

the hidden treasure.


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WEEK 17 SUMMARY:

     WOW! What a cool week huh? Tons of fun, we celebrated Father's Day, we maybe even learned a thing or two about show vs. tell, visited some of my fellow author's sites, and got to discover or be reminded just how much fun Geocaching can be. I hope you enjoyed this post. We look forward to seeing you here next week.

     Please remember to share JLB Creatives Blog with your friends and family so they too can relish in the fun and creativity. Whether it's here on the blog, Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn - we appreciate your spreading the word.

As always...stay casual, live life to the fullest, and have a piece of chocolate,

Your writin' picture takin' fool - 

~Janet~

Everyone's Secret Fav...Evil Characters

Photo by

Janet Beasley

Just stickin' my nose in to see what you're up to

Hello everyone! So great to see you here.
Regular blog posts are still appearing on Mondays - but with a little bit of a twist. 

If you haven't gotten your copy yet, 

the paperback and ebooks are available on

Amazon, and are also featured in the Kindle Lending Library! 

Due to the enormous success we have had with Maycly - I need to get busy on the next 5 novels...you read right...5 more novels! For this reason, every Monday we're going to head to the archives and the postings will be some of the coolest and most helpful blog posts I made throughout 2011 and early 2012. This will allow me the much time needed to let my creativity run wild and write, and write, and write. ;-)

Not to worry, I'm not abandoning my fans - I'll still be at your fingertips through comments here on the blog, email, Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest, and other social media. 

So, without any further ado - welcome to the past!

Original Post Date
4 / 25 / 11


Hello fans! So glad you chose to stop by this week and check out the blog. If this is your first week...welcome on board, we're ever so glad to have you along for the ride. I hope you find the JLB Creatives Blog to be fun for the whole family!

Remember to please share us with your friends.

You can find us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn

You'll also find some handy buttons to the right for such.

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WEEK 9 VIDEO

Good Guys or Villains

WEEK 9 TOPIC POST:

     Epic fantasies, westerns, romance novels, mysteries, crime novels...almost every kind of fictional story presents the reader with good guys and bad guys.

     For most of us writers, fluffing up the good guys and making them the "star" of the story comes easy. But what if the writer wants his or her protagonist to be a villain? How do writers (who haven't delved deep into the lairs of or lived within the realms of corruption, haven't experienced truly twisted minds, and/or participated in immoral situations...just to name a few) develop a bad guy character so well, he or she becomes the "star" for whom readers are interested in cheering? 

     First let's discuss the type of evil I'm referring to. I'm not looking for the typical bad guy who turns good in the end and saves the day, or the good guy who does bad things because he feels they're justifiable. I'm talking about evil characters who are patient, bad guys who thrive on developing new ways to destroy or kill, evil people who's eyes are empty and have no life, the ones who live each day filling their wretched minds with sickening thoughts because there is no good left in them. I've heard there are some stories (few and far between) where the really truly bad guy actually remains evil and becomes the "hero" figure.

     Have you ever been watching a movie and all of a sudden realize you're cheering for the villain, and you think to yourself, What is wrong with me? That bad guy is doing everything I wouldn't...so why am I rooting for him? Think about a book you may have read or movie you may have seen where the evil character might have simply walked away at the end and you didn't get a sequel that revealed or showed them being caught and brought to justice. This is the character development to which I am referring.   

     So how do writers do it? I myself have not tried to do such - but I have caught myself watching movies and cheering for the "wrong" guy, or reading a story and falling for the really awful guy, and found myself asking How in the world did they get me to do that? From my time spent as an author, I believe it would not an easy task to develop a bad guy everyone falls in love with. Because most of us believe we are "good" people, and because of the fact when we hear bizarre things on the news and sit with our mouths hanging open in disgust, it's tough to even imagine there's an audience for such.

     Only giving my opinion on the matter, I would have to say writers have their job cut out for them if they're going to create a tight connection between his or her readers and a heroic scumbag. It has to be a connection that is so "worthy" the readers eventually feel so comfortable with what the bad guy is doing, they'll end up cheering for HIM instead of the good guy. Is this impossible? I would definitely answer, no. There are so many talented writers in this world, it would be foolish to call any type story impossible.

     I believe the success of an evil protagonist could sometimes lean toward causing readers to become sympathetic for the evil character, as we all know human heartstrings can easily be tugged - and I'm only speaking from experience. Other times readers and movie goers may be so sick of watching the good guys win they'd just like to read or see something different happen in the end - this could lean in the writer's favor, but really, that's a hit or miss target audience...depending on the day someone's having or the mood they're in. Perhaps developing an evil protagonist can be done easier if the writer makes it "non-human." For instance, a beast from another world, an alien, or even a living stone.

     For me, it was challenging enough to create an evil character (who was not my protagonist), his evil dwelling, his sickening cohorts, and their evil way, that I'm not certain I'll ever be up to the challenge of creating a true evil protagonist - but notice I never said never. ;-) 

     If there are any successful evil protagonist development specialists out there, please chime in and let us know how you go about creating the "monsters" we sometimes have come to love. 

WEEK 9

PIC N' THOUGHT

by

JANET

 Never be afraid to dive into 

your dreams

LINK OF THE WEEK:

     We all love sunsets. When we take the time to stop and watch, it's amazing all of the colors, light, and shadowing that passes before our eyes. 

     Sunsets are one of my most favorite things to photograph...so much so, I wanted to share my photos with the world so I created an app on Facebook using some of my best. 

     OK, OK, maybe I "endorse" this link (since they're my photos) and I don't get gobs of money from it. But I do get the joy of knowing so many people out there are putting a smile on their friends faces around the world just by sending them one of my sunsets. 

     If you're into those kind of things...just click on the photograph below and it will take you there.

Sunsets by Janet

WEEK 9 SUMMARY:
     This week we learned that developing a loveable bad guy isn't the easiest task. We also learned what a protagonist is, and how they fit into our stories.

     The comment game is all about who you favor - good guys or bad guys. So, to play the comment game all you have to do is type "BOOOOOOO" if you're a villain lover. Or type the word "YAY!" if you're for the good guys. 

    And last but not least...we discovered an app where sunsets can be sent to friends and family around the world. 

  

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     Again - I can't thank you guys enough for your participation, support, encouragement and shared enthusiasm regarding the novel. You guys totally rock!

Until next week - 

Hang loose and stay casual!

Your writin' picture takin' fool...

~Janet~