Category Archives: Forbidden Signs
Transformation: Living in Fear to Living in Courage
First I’d like to say “thank you” to everyone who has contacted me through various online outlets in support of this project. For those of you familiar with the Six Stage Plot Structure, you might wonder why I chose to … Continue reading
The Hero’s Journey Begins
Every writer has a unique process in crafting a story. Susan Wiggs, one of my favorite contemporary romance authors, builds a story visually through the art of collaging. Nora Roberts is what we writers call a pantser. She starts with a … Continue reading
Posted in Facing Fears, Forbidden Signs, The Hero's Journey, Writing, Young Adult
Tagged christopher vogler, michael hauge, writing
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BRAVE: Tackling the Complex Mother / Daughter Relationship
I took my daughter to see the movie Brave yesterday. I didn’t get what I expected. I got so much more. On the way home we joked that we kept waiting for the Princess to find her Prince. Disney billed this in the countless commercials we’ve seen for the month leading up to the opening as Merida hopes to escape an arranged marriage. Pixar, however, had other plans. As a romance writer, I will never discount the importance of the Prince, but this movie focused on a much more complex relationship than love at first site, or the hero to the rescue, or even the fight for true love. With the Hollywood landscape so focused on the male hero, something Meryl Streep eloquently discussed at the recent 2012 Women In Film Crystal + Lucy Awards http://www.webpronews.com/meryl-streep-wants-hollywood-to-give-women-a-chance-2012-06, Brave bravely turns a focused attention to the complexities within the mother / daughter relationship.
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Posted in Family, Forbidden Signs, Uncategorized, Writing, Young Adult
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RoseAnn DeFranco - Where Laughter, Passion and Love Bloom 