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Do you ever wonder how characters evolve? I have been insprired by Liane's sequel to"Big Little Lies" to reflect on the growth of my own protagonists as they have faced their challenges and become like friends you would want to come to your house for dinner.
Liane Moriarty a prolific, award-winning Australian author made the headlines this month. Her novel “Big Little Lies” launched her into a worldwide orbit, the screen and sales in the millions. This month she released the sequel, “Big Little Truths” a high-stakes thriller that features all the same characters ten years later.
I envy her ability to expose the secrets of her characters with the magnetism that pulls you in and holds you late into the night when you should be getting your sleep. Go to your favorite bookstore or go online and be one of the first to get hooked.
I have spent years with the characters in the nine series that I have written and know how hard it is to keep readers looking forward to the next book.
The characters stay in my mind where I learn their weaknesses, challenge their character as they become my intimate friends. They grow and I grow with them. Their first experiences ripple through time, affect them at the time they are once again being tested and sets the stage for their next adventure.
Alex Evercrest a talented, fearless black female detective grows as she travels through twenty-four novels and solves cases others avoid.
Ian Sinclair delivers final solutions to problems too hot to handle and shunned by the US government.
Taelo a child migrating into the Americas forty thousand years ago grows to lead his people on the many journeys of discovery in nine novels.
They have caring, warm personalities and have organically surrounded themselves with true friends. They are people that you would enjoy having at your home for dinner. During that dinner you would learn how and why they took the actions they took. They would compliment you on the dinner, the coffee and dessert. You would set a date to have them over again.
They carry my desire to reward my reader.
Think about the series where you felt like you knew the character, you eagerly read the book, and you were left with the desire to know what trouble they would get into next.
Whether I write fiction, science fiction or nonfiction my goal is to write to capture you.
Your comments are welcomed.
Next month I will highlight the two writers, prolific writers who have been my writing coaches and who have taught me to “write into the dark.”