Share a hobby you’ve picked up recently — what got you into it?
I didn’t pick up a hobby recently, but I do have one. I enjoy making beaded jewelry. Over the years I went to various craft shows selling my pieces. Below are some examples.
Hobby
Blog Feed
Hidden Realms
The Hidden Scepter
Fictional World to Vacation In
Which fictional world would be the most fun to vacation in?
I would have to go with Narnia.
Relive One Day
If you could relive one day from your past, which day would it be and why?
I would relive the day I chose to move to Kansas from Michigan to take another job. Had I stayed in the job/career I was at in Michigan, I would have moved up the latter. Kansas, even though the job I had there was good and beneficial, other factors in my life didn’t run out so well.
Movies
Titanic made me cry. I will never watch it a second time. The whole real life story of the ship itself was such a tragedy that could have been prevented. That’s the sad part.
What’s the last movie that made you cry?
Historical Event Erasure
If you could erase one event from history, what would it be?
If an event in history gets erased, it would affect the future. The present would somehow be different, maybe for the better or maybe for the worst. It’s a chance taken.
I will say this, if WWII hadn’t happened I might not be here because my father may not have immigrated here as a result. Then again maybe he still would have. Again, messing with the past would be a chance taken.
Characterization: Collecting Characters
You have an idea for a story you want to write, but you are unsure about how to create the main character. Don’t over think this. If you do, you will come up with very little. What I like to do is collect characters. More to the point, I collect character traits I see in other people. Write this information down if you have to. I don’t. I tend to keep up in my head. I shouldn’t do that, and neither should you. Some people really strike a cord with me to the point that I can’t forget them. One such person comes to mind. I met her at the casino last week. She was nice but then turned into one who spoke down to my friend and I like we didn’t have a brain in our heads. I listened with a smile and thought, I’m going to use this in a short story. So my mind started coming up with a story right there on the spot.
I was irritated with the above example as it was happening. That’s ok. Those emotions worked toward the story being played out in my head. That’s good. Collect what is in front of you. Something else you can do is combine personality traits of two different people to create one character. I did this with my character Maggie in all three of my novels. When creating her character, two female friends I knew years ago with different yet strong personalities came to mind. These two ladies I always admired because of their strong will and positive attitude. In my mind their different traits came together to form Maggie.
Creating characters doesn’t have to be a mind blowing chore. Relax and take notes. What you come up with will be great.
Believable Conspiracy Theory
The JFK assassination. There’s a conspiracy theory that states Lee Harvey Oswald didn’t act alone. After doing my own research and watching other videos available now, I can understand where this could actually be true.
Uncertainty
How do you deal with uncertainty?
It can be hard dealing with uncertainty. The worst part is sometimes it can last quite awhile before you get an answer or know just what you should do. What helps me in the meantime is putting my focus on other things and trusting in Jesus. He is here for me, knows the issue(s), and will help me through it.
