I was never a big believer in writing out character biographies until I received feedback from an editor about a character who just popped up in my novel for no apparent reason. This Marty character probably needed to serve some purpose and I just threw her in to see what would stick. My editor was right and that character now has more of a backstory that explains her presence. My biographical experiment turned into a short story about the main female character in the novel. Now Marty has an explanation, even if it's within the context of a primary character's backstory.
You can read the entire short story here for 2.99 http://www.scribd.com/doc/155496659/Hannah-Strong
If you have a Kindle or Kindle app, download it from http://www.amazon.com/Hannah-Strong-ebook/dp/B00DUFQZUG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374246861&sr=8-1&keywords=hannah+strong
Both the Prologue and Chapter 1 of the novel Miracle at Santa Anita are available to read for free on scribd.
Writing insights, fiction excerpts, and random observations from a left-handed Aggie with an affinity for the offbeat and obscure
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Below is an excerpt from the prologue of my soon to be published novel. The entire passage can be accessed at http://www.scribd.com/doc/152...
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Probably not until you're passing through it to get somewhere else. The Texas Panhandle probably doesn't rank high on the list ...
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