by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
I’m trying my best to write strong female characters in this novel, but…I have a feeling I’m not going to do nearly as good a job as I would like. My Hero is male and as such, well, that’s going to have some “weaknesses” that can’t be avoided. But I am, at least, trying.
I’m probably going to have six POV characters and two “main” characters. It’s looking like I’m going to have three male POV characters and three female POV characters. I currently am running the risk of making two of the three women a little too sexy for their own good and that has more to do with me being a middle-aged man than anything else.
And this is my first serious attempt at writing a novel, so give me a break.
I have no idea as I write this if this story is going to be popular or not. But it is a strong concept. It’s really strong. Strong enough that I keep writing it, keep finding ways to keep myself entertained long after I usually would get fed up and walk away from it.
I’ve also managed to not show what I’ve written of this first draft to as many people as possible. This first draft is good, yes, but it’s not THAT good and it’s very much not finished yet and very much, well, a first rough draft. So, it’s best if I keep it to myself for the time being.
I am really enjoying writing it, though. I just have to keep at it. I have to keep believing.
