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Magdalena's writing tip of the day is "EMPATHY"

Make your reader care about your hero. With empathy we begin to feel characters emotions. We begin to care and root for them. Choose strong nouns and verbs to push that hero forward, and let their drama unfold with each turn of the page. Remember: It's not the destination, but the journey.

All my best,
Magdalena

Mother's Day

I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day!!!!!!! I know I did. It boils down to family and friends being together.

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Health Tip of the Day:

I answered this wrong. I thought the pie would be the highest in fat, but it's not. Carrot Cake is the right answer. I guess it's the carrots. You have to be careful. These desserts are tricky.

Catch you later,

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A Tip From My Muse: Magdalena

Not sure what a muse is? The Oxford English Dictionary says,

"In Greek and Roman mythology each of nine goddesses who preside over the arts and sciences. A woman, or source of inspiration for a creative artist."

Tip:

For a interesting read, your antagonist needs to be as bad as your protagonist is good. . .


Happy writing,

Magdalena

Links on my Mac

Thanks for visiting today, Ben. I love this little machine. I do need some help. I would like to link my Facebook and blog with each other. Do you know how to do that?.

Sorry, I've not been to the meetings. I've been going to a lot of the Carnegie Centers workshops on most Sat. Hope I've not missed much.

Just had my first rejection from an agent. One of many to come, I'm sure. I wasn't to up set. I guess I know this is only a process. Just keep writing and sending the stories out.

"What's the deal with all this rain. I know I said I liked rain on my Facebook the other day, but man this is way to much. People are dead in Tenn. Our new flower garden is about to be washed away.

Read something about author intrusion today. Pretty good stuff. If a writer intrudes on the reader
as he/she reads, the magical spell is broken. The relationship between the two disappears. Never address the reader, if you do you may loose them and your story is place back on the shelf.

Hang in there with this rain, folks,

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Bought a Mac today!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's great. I usually write with pen in hand then transfer over to the keys. My hubby has been after me to get one for sometime. It was the cost. But, boy, I'm so glad I did. Once I learn, Mr. Mac, and all his features, I'll be good to go.

On another subject, can anyone help me out? I'm looking for a horse book. Fiction or non-fiction. It doesn't matter.