I'm Hearing Voices! Character Blogfest :)

Update!  Okay, so the linky links got infiltrated by lots of blogs advertising gloves.  No kidding... like all different kinds of gloves, lol.  So I had to go and delete the links to those, even though gloves are super comfortable and warm, I doubt they want to talk about the characters in their lives.  But in the process (I was really careful, I promise) I may have deleted an actual entry.  So if you entered and don't see your link, I'm sorry!  And please just add it again :)


Let's hope those pesky ads stay out of our blogfest!  :)

First, I have to apologize cuz I didn't realize I had two blog posts scheduled today until like last night, lol. So if you are here for the Insecure Writer's hop, just scroll down :)

Now, wait a minute.  Didn’t I just post about a bloghop Monday?  And now I’m posting another one?

Um…yes!  Because I’m a go getter and love to overwhelm myself!  Not really, but I do love bloghops/blogfests and two amazing bloggers have allowed me to co-host, and I couldn’t say no.  So if you missed the Valentine’s Day bloghop post, click here for details.

All right, now time for this awesome and stupendous blogfest I’m hosting with Angie over at Live to write…edit when necessary.  (I’m allowed to call it awesome because Angie did most of the work.)

Every great story has great characters! So this blogfest is designed to help us flex our character writing muscles through three separate blog posts.

The Posts:

February 6th - Monday: Characters on the couch: Have one of your characters answer the following questions (to make this work to your benefit, choose a character who is the hardest for you to write :) Max 250 words (Not including the questions—only the answers).

1.      What is your biggest vulnerability? Do others know this or is it a secret?

2.      What do people believe about you that is false?

3.      What would your best friend say is your fatal flaw? Why?

4.      What would the same friend say is your one redeeming quality? Why?

5.      What do you want most? What will you do to get it?

February 8th - Wednesday - Dialogue Introduction: Have two characters introduce each other using only dialogue—no backstory, no internalization, just dialogue between the two. Max 250 words.

February 10th - Friday - Emotion Flash Fiction: Emotion is the engine of a story. Pick an emotion and in a flash fiction piece of 250 words MAKE us feel it! We want to connect with your character. This will be a challenge in 250 words.

The Prizes:

Angie and I decided to pick two winners for each day:

Monday’s Prize’s—From Angie: The Color Code by Taylor Hartman—this book is a fantastic study of personality. It’s simple, easy to follow, and will give you tons of insight into how different personalities interact. I use it all the time.

From Me: Nightshade by Andrea Cremer.  You can check out the description from Goodreads here.  This book so far has been the only book to make me fall for both male leads.  The characters' flaws and their strengths kept pulling me in two different directions the entire way through.

Wednesday’s Prize—From Angie: A query critique and first 20 page critique.

From Me: A query critique and first 20 page critique.

Friday’s Prize—From Angie: A full manuscript critique.

From Me: A full manuscript critique.

How to enter:

1.      Add your name to the link below

2.      Follow Me

3.      Follow Angie—If we don’t already we will follow you back. :)

4.      Post about the blogfest sometime by January 30^th

5.      You don’t have to, but we would love you to grab our button and add it to your side bar.  (It's right over there... um, how do I do an arrow?... It's on my right sidebar!)

There you go. Easy peasy. Come join the fun. It will be awesome!  (yeah, I used the same closer as Angie because it totally made me giggle :) )