Salami, wine, car scents and writing the great america novel

Today has been productive but done in a relaxed and systemic way. I've done a lot today but I also feel like I've done nothing. You lnow, that feeling. I'm finally able to sit down and spend time with my characters, moving them along in their fictional lives. As I do so, I realize that there's a little of me in each one.

One loves salami, one loves wine, one has a particular car scent that they will only use, and one loves a good mystery. Its funny how sometimes a writer puts a little of themselves in their characters. I chalk it up to the saying "you write best what you know." All of this is coming to me as I'm focusing on a character that needs more substance and the first thought I had was adding a flaw that I have to him. I'm amused at the thought that a lot of little bits of me will make it in to this first foray into really pursuing authorship.

Whether authorship is a word or not, I'm looking forward to writing more words and spending time with these characters that I hope jump off the page for even just one person - giving them a smile, entertaining them, making them think deeply, or even changing their lives for the better. Even one life made better in a small way is worth all the work.

Tiffany


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