LOL. Give it time.

That's fantastic, Barb. And by making him crappy at Connection, you've opened up so much plot possibility. Go you!! (And I adore all of Lerner's books. She makes such hard concepts so easy to understand.)

Connectedness. Has to the real reason to stay and put down roots.

Ooooooh - great idea to craft the minor character this way. Every character thinks it's THEIR book, so I always like letting a minor character shine. Particularly because I usually want to do a spinoff book. 🙂

My character deals with becoming brave and living outside their preordained expectations.

I like this list as I can use it to diagnose one of the minor characters I want to make stand out.

Thanks, Jenny!

p.s. Brad - I corrected that quote. It should be shared in its full glory.

Thanks, Ellen! And I can't imagine you getting into trouble. Do tell...

Thank you so much, Brad! That quote was actually given to me and I hadn't seen the rest. It is profound and I really appreciate you sharing it with me. I agree - it is very timely. I will go look up more of his work.

Lots of great information here. Thanks!