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Beware the Trauma!

You may be wondering why Aerin, the main character in my most recently published book, Academy 7, hasn't said anything. This is because getting Aerin to talk is like pulling teeth. (You should ask Dane. He knows).

People talk to Aerin. And she thinks back.

Working with a traumatized character can be tough. I didn't know about this when I started Academy 7.

As a reader, I love the dramatic scenes. Go ahead! Drop your characters off the side of a castle. Stick them in the middle of a raging...
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Published on August 02, 2010 21:37
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message 1: by Miss Clark (new)

Miss Clark Ooh, Aerin! I love how we get to see so much more of the characters and how you view them through these posts. Thank you:)

Also, I want to see Aerin get a really cool fight scene some day.

Oh, my cousin just called me today after I had her go get "Academy 7" last week and she was trying to find out if there was a sequel. I told her maybe one day. She really enjoyed "A7", so now I have her starting "Aurelia", with the promise of a possible sequel to content her for now.


message 2: by Anne (new)

Anne Osterlund Awesome! Thank you so much for spreading the word.

And I'm glad you liked the post. Not surprisingly, it was a wee bit traumatic writing it.

Anne


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