“Do not be nice
to your characters; slap them with one problem after the other. What
is compelling about a nice, smart, handsome, rich man? But an
illegitimate woman who has lied her way to a conservative
congressional seat—now there's a story. Throw in a few reporters, a
disgusted husband, a disturbed child or two, and the conflict will
carry this story to its heartbreaking/heartwarming conclusion.
Writing is
not like parenting. Torment, confusion, obstacles, and catastrophes
are good things.”
--Romelda Shaffer
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