Of Difficult Characters and Conferences

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2 Responses to Of Difficult Characters and Conferences

  1. Marilyn Shoemaker says:

    Anything Jane writes is wonderful and you really need to get everything….The Frog Prince to date is my favorite because it was her first and I saw so much of myself in that book, it actually was an awakening for me.

  2. Mary Castillo says:

    As a writer, Aggie from Switchcraft made me grind my teeth with frustration. I just wanted to give her a good talking to but then remembered she was in my head. Strange. BR/BR/Anyway, I loved Francesca from page one. I think what won me over was the scene when she’s bitten by another child on the playground. It’s then that I realized she’s just a little soul who has been corrupted by a crazy, self-absorbed mother.BR/BR/However with that said, the one character type I can’t stand is the clueless virgin. You see her mostly in poorly written historicals but occasionally she sneaks her way into a contemporary.

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