Tag Archive for: Fictional Characters
Mary Ryan Jones
Andersen Light’s Georgie Jones' relationship with her mother, Mary Ryan Jones, isn’t complicated. It’s understandable. After all, people are multifaceted, and their relationship continually reshapes with life situations. Georgie’s…
From Their Perspectives
Two points of view provides a rich contrast between teenager Georgie and Luther, an adult of an undeclared age. This
Write from Here
I write from here in southern New Mexico (neither new nor Mexico, as they say around here) about characters in a made up town on the west coast of the United States. I’m calling the location southern Oregon.
How do I write…
Star Trek
I spent many days in my childhood with Star Trek. Like lots of us, I often came home from school to an empty house. I didn’t much notice the emptiness and like my fictional character, Georgie Jones, I wasn’t lonely because there were…
Close Connections
What close connections pull fictional characters Georgie Jones and Luther Andersen together, aside from the little matter of a prophecy?
Grandma and Grandpa Jones
Luther is a lighthouse keeper, professor, and Georgie’s eventual mentor. He's…
Willing
Georgie Jones is not a balker by nature. She chooses instead to be willing—or at least willing to be willing.
Willing to Act
Early in the story and from the safety of a willow tree in her dad’s yard, primary character Georgie recalls…
Search Is On!
The Search Is On!
The search is on for the right agent and publisher to bring young Georgie Jones, her mentor Luther Andersen, and their friends and family to the world!
On behalf of Andersen Light: A Mystic Creek Novel (as in lighthouse),…
Character Origins – More Revealed
Greenhouse Memory
I’ve learned more origin info about my characters since my last post. My mom and paternal aunt independently corroborated history of the greenhouse I remember as a child. It actually belonged to my grandmother’s sister-in-law,…
Real Life Luthers
The Missouri Luther
A man called Luther was a friend and helpmate of my grandparents in a little town in southwest Missouri. I met him while visiting them as a very young child. I’m not sure how I actually remember Luther, but he made a big…
Pizza Power
Pizza Power
Have you contemplated the power of pizza?
I’m not talking about the robust declarations of definitive bests:
Crust―thick, thin, deep dish, white, sourdough, whole grain….
Shape―round, square, avant garde….
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