(tried several times to upload WE icon and wasn't successful - will try again later)
Now that your characters are developed and have busy lives, it is time to make their ‘to do’ lists. Depending on where you are ready to go with your character(s), this can be as simple as a list of things that need to be done today, as involved as a story outline, or anywhere between the two.
After completing the list, write your character(s) through one or more of the items on the list. You might want to call on other characters to help with some of the things your character wants to do.
Remember that your characters are like real people and can change their minds later or procrastinate. Don’t be afraid of committing yourself to a storyline with this list.
Have fun!
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Just had a lovely outting with hubby - shopped for much needed summer shirts, ate that piece of German Chocolate Cake I've been promising myself, ever since I gave up sugar, (my once a year cheat), and drove around "our park."
Obviously, not really solely ours, but it is the park that stratals between People World and Teddy Bear World, so is also the magical place of much of Tee's life. (The equivalent for Pooh's 100 Acres Woods.) Found something unnoticed before that will have to come to Teddy Bear World, but mostly we saw sure evidence that spring is really here - trees in white, pink, mauve, magenta, and as close to true purple as trees get. The leaves are sneaking out of all the formerly bare branches, giving a green or terra-cotta red haze over the branches, and dandelions and white clover are taking over the grass. This is that moment in nature when I don't know if I have spring fever, or the reality dose of spring's HERE! lol Definitely, got my senses posed for taking everything in, doing, and writing.
Tee's excited, too. He knows winter hibernation is over (lots of bears in the family), and finally life is going to become a "do" for everyone again, not just him and his family. Grandma's finally getting off her butt! lol
To-Do List with undertones of THE story, huh?! Apparently, some thinking is still in order. lol
Wondered where you'd been... Hope you are well. I'm still under the gun to take off 6 weeks and program, so I'm not sure where or how to jump back in. I've only done Week 1. Any thoughts? And apologies to all - haven't done the reading as I don't want to get all your characters sorted out only to drop out and forget what I know. Just recall Maynard B. Krebs when you think of me:
Work? Work!!!
and know that I'll be back when I can give this my full attention, even if your characters all have grandkids by then.
We've also been thinking of you and hoping you're feeling better - RE: not being able to up-the icon, normal, I think as they did another upgrade on the 21st, and I've been having all kinds of publishing problems *links, you name it*, prior to that, so I doubt it's you.
I don't know what we're going to do here; right now, lots of very hard decisions to make, none of them good. Get well...
You're in our thoughts.
Marilyn and Mark
I hope you're doing better. Does making the characters bigger help at all? There's a way to do that in the browser, supposedly.
I'm typing really large characters right now. (And, in case anyone is wondering for any reason, italics, bolds, etc. are still happily displayed.)