Fairy Tales Are Contested Terrain — Places Where We Battle Out Truth And Power.

Madonna - Material Girl (Official Video) [HD].... Bueno el personaje principal se mueve entre dos personalidades que reflejan sus características, porque se mueve entre dos culturas: la americana y la mexicana, por el carácter latino del personaje.

Entonces fisicamente el personaje principal se mira como Maddona con toda su belleza y su personalidad atractiva, y en su mexicanidad tiene indicios de “La Dona”.

Entonces estos seres que algún día caen en las peripecias de la vida juntos, tendrán que sortear esas personalidades.

Donde quedara finalmente el corazón de la mujer?... Esa es la pregunta!

Se ira por lo material o si misma? en cuyo caso termina sola porque se las juega sola aprovechando su belleza; o bien, con alguien mas, que no le satisface, pero le cumple la expectativa financiera. Jugada clásica ya conocida.

O se ira por la concepción de gremio, de familia, de juntos, por lo cual baja sus expectativas y sus egos para crear fortuna entre dos, consensada, hablada y donde los dos ganan con sus propios acuerdos. 

Es una jugada clásica con una mirada clásica? 

O una jugada sensacional, fuera de serie, con tambien una jugada fuera de serie?

 Porque tambien el personaje principal masculino, tiene sus cartas debajo de la mano, y solo espera ver cual es la jugada de su contraparte a la que quiere y adora, pero no deja ver su secreto, que esta relacionado en mucho con las aspiraciones de la contraparte femenina.

Por el otro lado, el personaje masculino viene de una cultura del esfuerzo, y sembrar una familia basada en el poder del dinero por belleza, no le suena algo interesante. En todo lo que aqui sucede existe algo que la protagonista no podía decir: Ella lo quería y lo quería empujar para adelante, y esa era su manera de querer, empujando a ser lo mejor de si mismo. 

Entonces el personaje masculino no canta mal las rancheras. El no se deja apabullar y tiene sus autoestimas en el lugar correcto. 

Como podría contener a una muchacha con un ego y una autoestima muy alta, y hacerlos funcionar juntos dentro de una relación de amor y respeto?

 Se habia ella pasado las lineas, cuando su propósito era empujar al hombre que quería?

Esas son las interrogantes de la historia

The meaning of compromise!

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can you give tips on how to change up character dialogue? all of my characters end up sounding the same and i'm not sure how to fix it

How to Write Unique Voices for Characters in Fiction

When it comes to writing fiction, creating unique and believable characters is absolutely essential. One important aspect of character development is crafting unique voices that reflect each character’s personality and background.

Understand your characters

Before you can write distinct voices for your characters, it’s important to understand who they are. Building out a solid foundation and developing compelling backstories is one of the best ways to ensure they always have unique voices. Here are some tips for getting to know your characters:

Write character sketches that detail their backgrounds, personalities, goals, and motivations.

Conduct interviews with your characters as if they were real people, asking them about their likes and dislikes, fears, goals, and more (the Proust questionnaire is a popular way to do this).

Imagine how your characters’ past experiences will change how they speak in different situations and when experiencing varied emotions.

Use description to enhance your characters’ voices

Descriptions can be just as important as dialogue when it comes to creating character voices. Here are some tips for using descriptions to enhance your characters’ personalities:

Use specific details to create vivid descriptions of each character’s body language, mannerisms, and behaviour.

Consider how each character’s mannerisms might influence their speech patterns. For example, a character who is shy might be hesitant to speak or repeat themselves frequently.

Pay attention to how your characters interact with their environment. Do they use their hands a lot when they speak? Do they pace around the room or sit still?

Use sensory details to create immersion. For example, a character who is nervous might sweat profusely or fidget with their jewellery.

Avoid stereotypes and clichés

When writing unique voices for characters, it’s important to avoid falling back on stereotypes or clichés. Here are some tips for creating characters that feel fresh and authentic:

Avoid using dialects or accents. Not only do these often rely on stereotypes, but they also break reader immersion unless authenticity is absolutely essential to the type of book you are writing.

Consider how each character’s background and experiences might influence their beliefs and values. One-dimensional characters built on clichés won’t have unique voices.

Think outside of the box when it comes to creating distinct voices. Instead of relying on traditional archetypes, consider combining traits from multiple sources to create something new.

How to craft unique dialogue

With the basics in place, how do we convert unique character voices into dialogue? Here are some tips for writing dialogue that feels authentic and unique to each character:

Read your dialogue out loud to hear how it sounds, and make sure it’s true to how you imagine your character to be.

Give your characters a unique conversational quirk that feels natural. An example could be that they call everyone “love.”

Vary the length and complexity of sentences to reflect each character’s personality and background.

Consider how each character’s education and experiences might influence their vocabulary and sentence structure.

Use dialogue tags sparingly to avoid detracting from the actual words being spoken.

Avoid using too much exposition or explaining too much in dialogue. Instead, let the characters speak when it serves your story.

By understanding your characters, crafting unique dialogue, using descriptions to enhance character voices, and avoiding stereotypes and clichés, you can create vibrant, engaging characters that will keep readers hooked from start to finish.

How to Make Your Writing Space Perfect for You

Haven’t done your spring cleaning yet! No worries, May is a great time to start reorganizing your writing space, and maybe, it’s even time to make a change. Read this amazing article about making your writing space work for you by Bernadette Benda!

A good writing space is essential. You’ll probably spend a lot of time there, and if you’re not spending a lot of time there, you’re spending deeply focused time. It needs to be special, inspirational, and fit all your writing needs. 

Here are four steps to help you get there. 

Step 1: Dream

Go on Pinterest. Instagram. Scroll through all the deliriously wonderful writing spaces. Go wild and collect all the impossible dream rooms. Then, pinpoint the elements of those dream rooms that you like the most and see what can be incorporated into your own. Maybe you can’t turn your bedroom into a loft in NYC, but maybe you can add more plants and posters. Maybe you can’t paint your living room yellow, but maybe you can incorporate yellow accessories.  

Dream big, then break it down into the practical. 

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Types of Opening Scenes for Your Novel

Here are a handful of ways to open the very first scene in your book! There are plenty more to explore, but these are a set of very tried and true methods.

Autobiographic - your protagonist starts the book reflecting or talking about a past event. They’re looking back in time and sharing an important piece of information with the reader.

In trouble/conflict - a problem has arisen for the protagonist and a sense of urgency is established. This can be an intense conflict like a chase scene or a puzzling problem.

Mysterious opening - the reader is introduced to something peculiar (a fantasy location, unique magic, a cloaked figure, etc.) that raises questions in their mind. Their curiosity will keep them reading.

Scene-setting - the most common opening where you focus on introducing the setting and the characters in it before anything else.

The questioner - the protagonist is questioning something: “Who invited the guy in the trench coat covered in red?”

Beginning with a thought - the novel is started with a philosophical quote or meaningful thought from the protagonist. “What is living worth if she’s not doing it with me?”

Intriguing dialogue - the book starts with interesting dialogue that captures the attention of the reader.

Mood establisher - the novel opens with a deliberate mood that signifies to the reader what they should expect from the story. Ex. a spooky story may open with eerie words and a dark atmosphere.

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