Creating
Character Chemistry
By
Julie A. Richman
One of the worst things about reading a story is feeling
like the author is telling you to "see" this chemistry between the
characters, but you're not "feeling" it. If I, as a writer, do my job right, I don't
need to tell you to "see" anything because you are right there with
me, a fly on the wall, to the scene unfolding. If I do a really good job, you
are dying to jump off the wall and land right in the middle of the action. You
want to beg Character A not to say that, you're flipping out that you can't
slap Character B and tell them, "Don't you really see what is going
on?" and you want to push Character C out of that bed, because that bitch
doesn't deserve character D and YOU do!
To be able to create strong chemistry between characters it
is essential to start by creating strong characterization. Who is the male (or
female) lead (besides this hot looking guy)?
Building a multi-dimensional character means that I have to know
everything about him - his quirks, the way he'll respond to a situation (and
why? What in his history shapes his reactions now?), what drives him, what
shuts him down? If I don't know these things, and can't off the cuff tell you
anecdotal stories about him, how can I accurately paint the portrait for you
and expect you to feel the character's personal chemistry?
Fully-fleshed out characters provide rich opportunity in
their interaction with other characters and that is where the chemistry begins
to boil and explode - and become tangible to the reader. When this happens, a
new entity is formed that takes on a life of its own. For instance, in the
Needing Moore Series, Seth and Mia's chemistry as BFF's is very rich and can be
witnessed through their sibling-like banter and in the little ways that they
take care of one another. The reader knows that the interaction they are
witnessing is uniquely Seth & Mia's - their chemistry is their trademark.
Chemistry between characters should be unique to
the individuals involved and is created in the details. Sometimes, as a reader,
you have to look very closely for the minute elements brought by each character that create their
combustible chemistry, but if we, as authors do our jobs right, the chemistry
will always be undeniable.
Needing
More Series
An
Adult Contemporary Romance
By
Julie A. Richman
SEARCHING
FOR MOORE
(Needing
Moore Series, Book 1)
If your true love was
just a Facebook friend request away ... what would you do?
Sexy entrepreneur Schooner Moore never knew why
the love of his life, college sweetheart, Mia Silver, disappeared.
Now, two decades later, he finds her on Facebook
and is a friend request away from the truth about what ripped them apart and a
second chance at the love that was torn from them.
Now if she'll only accept his friend request ...
One true love, two shattered hearts, a single
friend request and a second chance at love ...
Searching for Moore is the first book in
Schooner and Mia's journey of love, loss and betrayal as they fight for their
own happily ever after.
This is the first book of the
Needing Moore Series trilogy and is not meant to be read as a stand-alone. Book
2 - Moore to Lose is currently available. Book 3 - Moore than Forever releases
February 21, 2014.
MOORE
TO LOSE
(Needing
Moore Series, Book 2)
AMAZON TOP 100 BESTSELLER
LIST
Continuing the fight for their happily ever
after that began in Searching for Moore, Schooner Moore and Mia Silver struggle
to overcome the ghosts and baggage they accumulated during their time apart.
Exploring the missing 24 years when they were
separated, Moore to Lose follows Mia's journey from heartbroken teen to kickass
businesswoman to her emotional reunion with Schooner and the exploration of the
love that was ripped from them.
But is their love really strong enough to
overcome the damage of those missing 24 years or will they continue to be
ripped apart by pasts that can't be changed?
This is Book 2 in the Needing Moore Series
trilogy. This is not a stand alone book. It is meant to be read after Searching
for Moore. Book 3 - Moore than Forever releases February 21, 2014.
MOORE
THAN FOREVER
(Needing
Moore Series, Book 3)
Released
February 21, 2014
In this third and final book in the Needing Moore
Series trilogy, Schooner Moore and Mia Silver must learn how to grow together
and fight together as a team to hold onto their second chance love. Continually stumbling on roadblocks and
ghosts from their past, can Schooner and Mia take the lessons they've learned
and use them to forge a future together.
About the
Author
I must've been 5 or 6 when I started writing
"stories". I would write them
and hide them. Not wanting anyone to see my "secret" thoughts. I
needed to write -even back then. Now I'm
just not hiding them anymore. Is that a
sign of maturity? Nah ....
Writer, photographer, insatiable wanderluster,
edge-player, foodie, music addict, pop culture fanatic, animal lover, warrior
for the rights of people and planet, and avid cusser (am a Native New Yorker,
so very little offends me ... and if I am offended, it must be pretty freaking
bad .. like bad grammar!).
I am big believer in signs and if we keep
ourselves open, there are guideposts all along the way. Stay humble. Be true.
Be you.
Life is not a dress rehearsal ...
