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The Importance of Complex Characters By Jacqueline Friedland

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Photo by Rebecca Weiss A couple of years ago, there was a debate in the literary world about “likeable” characters.   The question, essentially, boiled down to this: must a character be unpleasant, whether angry or aggressive, selfish, or all gloom-and-doom in order to be taken seriously as a literary character?   When the debate arose, the focus was primarily on female characters— if a female protagonist has too many redeemable qualities as a person, does this detract from her substance as a character in a story?   This query nagged at me and took on a new shape during my writing Trouble the Water , as I watched my two main protagonists undergo journeys of personal growth that left them both decidedly more pleasant than the people they were when the story began.   The question I needed to answer was whether depth and meaning are negated by personal recoveries? My own take, as a reader, is that if I am going to spend hours reading a novel, hanging out with characters, I would mu

Will this Bride Be Going Down the Aisle?

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Welcome to spring! It is that time of year where the brides start walking down the aisle. Lenora Worth brings us the story of a bride who has to decide whether it is worth, it to walk down the aisle in her novella An April Bride . Have you ever had the experience of having trials surprise you? How will you react or will you change your plans? Synopsis: Stella is looking forward to marrying her fiancé Marshall, when he comes back from his deployment. Around the time that Marshall would have been sent home he and his unit encounter an IED.  Marshall survives but is injured. He wakes up with no memory of Stella and their time together. His parents initially keep Stella away because of his amnesia. When Stella discovers what her current circumstances are she begins to reconsider plans. Will she still marry Marshall? Or will he come up with the perfect plan to help her down the aisle? My Thoughts: I enjoyed Lenora’s story of the reluctant bride. She did a great job of crea

Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to Patricia Mariani the winner of the Unsung Hero giveaway.  Please email me at jenceyg@gmail.com to claim your prize.  You have 48 hours to claim.  I look forward to hearing from you soon! :)