Pitcharama

Title: Heir of Windwoen
Author: L. Grace Buller
Genre: YA Christian Fantasy
Word count: 24,232
Synopsis: Gwendolyn has never wanted to be royalty. Now betrothed to the dashing but insufferable Rogen, who she knows holds her sister's heart, she feels it even more. It's an opportune time to escape, but she is hounded by search parties, and finally fakes her own death, but is forced to return to Windwoen, because she is fallen ill. In utmost secrecy, her sister, Malia, and the palace doctor nurse her back to health, but Malia's wayward tongue gets the best of her, and the king's advisor, Jahrn learns that she is alive, and his own devious plans are revealed--to steal the throne. But to become royalty, he has to marry the Crown Princess.

Malia and Gwendolyn are caught in battle that delves into the heart--can they survive, or will Jahrn marry Gwendolyn and get the throne?

Beginning Characters

I really think this post is overdue, so here it is. Posted, with no bow. But with GIFs! :P
I think that all beginning writers have a common problem--and I include myself in that number.
Sometimes our characters are flat, and emotionless, and we dismiss it and say: "No, they aren't." Truth is, sometimes they do this:

You might be saying right now: "Nothing like that ever happens in my novel!"
Sometimes it does. I say this even in mine. But, I've actually turned into someone who likes to injure my poor characters and show their pain. And then sometimes they go overboard like this:

Hang in there! I'm not here to criticize you! Or your characters.
We all do this. Since I really don't have a point to this post, and I still do this, so I don't have a solution for the problem, this is basically an "it's okay, I do that too" post.
Here for y'all.

So, do any of you have something to say on the matter? A solution to the problem, perhaps? :) Comment and let me know!

-Author