Finding a cure for breast cancer is very near and dear to my heart. While writing THE LAST MACKLENNA, a romantic suspense (the heroine has breast cancer), all three of my sisters-in-law battled the disease. We lost Sally after a twelve-year battle. If you have a local race, I hope you'll add your support to its efforts.
By:
MJ Bush
Have
you ever wept while reading?
Yes?
I
would bet — dollars to donuts — that you empathized
with a desire.
Your
innate sense of justice screamed for things to be set right, aligning with the
character’s desire.
An
impossible situation hit too close to home.
Or
maybe pity welled up at the character’s desire for a need to be met.
Even
tears of shame have a root in desire, the desire to be better, to be
more deserving, or to be different than we are.
Fear
makes us cringe and jump. Anger makes us grit our teeth, and if there are tears
involved, they most certainly aren’t wept.
A
desire can trigger both tears of despair and tears of joy. Usually in
that order. Tweet it
Empathy,
resonance, connection… Desire creates them.
But
it can be derailed if you don’t choose well and handle it with care.
Don’t
worry, I’ve got you.
Finding
a Desire that Resonates
There
are a couple factors that play into resonance. You don’t need to meet every one
of them, although when more are met it’s stronger. Here we go:
.
. .
Read the full article HERE!
~*~
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- The Hidden Power of Layering the RIGHT Desires in Your Story - Writingeekery http://ow.ly/CeXWA
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