Help PLEASE! Major writers block?
Im writing a young romance novel and Im getting stuck in some parts…
My heroine (no name) is 20 yrs old… Shes outgoing, spunky, creative, and attractive but modest….
My hero (Gage Sterling) 22, works for his grandfather at Sterling Branch Dude Ranch. He is known as the love’em and leave’ em type because of a past relationship….
My question’s are How should heroine meet Gage… Names for heroine… any ideas would be helpful… I just need something to get rid of writers block thanks
More Questions: what was heroine’s life like prior to meeting Gage?
what do think about the names
Kourtney Kinks or Rebbeca Sellers
change in idea… ive decided shes going to work at the ranch in the dining hall and meet Gage for the first time there but y does she get a job at the ranch????
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Tags: Heroine, Love, Rebbeca, Writer's Block, Young Romance
May 17th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
They just happen to be at the same general store when she’s looking at something and accidentally knocks a poorly sealed can of paint onto his head.
May 19th, 2009 at 12:05 am
LOL you should name her “en”
aaahah 
then they will be engaged
well think carefully, here does she work? Where does she hang out? What are the problems (if any) in her life and does she have any neighbours? Does she live with her parents/flatmate (a guy would be interesting, as he could also fall in love with her)/alone? Has she got any hobbies? If she took a saturday doing whatever she wanted, what would she do? What kind of friends does she have? What kind of things would she do with her friends? Is she clumbsy or neat, tidy and careful?
In my opinion, to think about where these two can meet, you have to really think about who your character is. You need to get to know them and what they would do on a normal day..decide whether your character is going to meet Gage in a place she is often in, or prehaps somewhere her friends have taken her along to or a business opportunity she decided to take up. Are they going to meet in a likely or unlikely place and will it be an embarrassing meet, or a calm one where they hardly notice each other?
Think about who your characters are and it will gradually come to you!
This isn’t something someone on yahoo answers should decide for you!
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May 21st, 2009 at 1:35 am
heroine should have a name to fit and probably in a 2 syllable name. Something a little odd but still fitting and having that name would almost explain for the spunk and character. Something like Sydney or something only slightly masculine kind of like her dad feminized a boys name.
as far as meeting she could just have a flat on the side of the road and he happens to be riding by….. or her family start boarding a horse on Gage’s family farm
May 22nd, 2009 at 6:00 pm
These are such basic questions that it seems wrong to get input from others. It sounds to me like you don’t know your heroine very well at all yet. If you wanted help deciding between possibilities, that might be different, but you’ve got a big blank slate.
I urge you not to use a name which reflects what kind of young woman she is. Nobody holds their newborn and says, “I hope she’ll be outgoing, spunky, creative, and attractive–but modest. Let’s name her Mimi!” (Or whatever name seems to fit the bill to them.)
Sounds to me like your next step might be creating a bio sheet for your heroine. You might find reading Lajos Egri’s excellent The Art Of Dramatic Writing quite useful, since it focus on all the aspects of storytelling subordinated to the characters, who to him are the core of any story. In the book you’ll find an interesting method to flesh out characters’ backgrounds, which I personally find quite useful, and am copying it here:
Physiology:
Sex
Age
Height
Weight
Hair
Eyes
Skin
Posture
Appearance
Health
Heredity
Sociology:
Class
Occupation
Education
Home life
Religion
Race/nationality
Place in community
Political affiliations
Amusements/hobbies
Psychology:
Sex life
moral standards
Personal premise/ambition
Frustrations/chief disappointments
Temperament
Attitude toward life
Complexes
Extrovert/introvert/ambivert
Abilities
Qualities
I.Q.
In the book he applies this method to a character he invents for the sake of an example, so you should read it to fully appreciate how deep this can get you inside your character, his mind and background.
May 24th, 2009 at 2:13 am
heyy thx for answering m question…umm i like kathy or sophia or shirley or kiara or even krystal like ur name just spelled different…i really like the story and they could meet buy maybe she shows up at his grandfathers store and he likes her right away but she isnt sure if she does n stuff…..hope i helped =)
May 25th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Well… I can see that I DIDN’T help after all, last time, huh? Ha.
Hm… Maybe the heroine is looking for a job (or is into the whole ranch thing), and wants to work there? Over time, maybe they get together or something? I’m not so sure…
Sorry I wasn’t a great help? Ha! Good luck.
May 28th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Maybe they could meet when she is changing a tire on the side of the road and he thinks that she needs some help.
And I don’t like your name choices, something about them just doesn’t feel right but then again I don’t know much about the character.
good luck.
May 30th, 2009 at 1:02 am
She sounds like a mary sue.
Shes perfect in every way. No likes a character they cant relate to.
Go take a look at sex in the city for some inspiration
May 31st, 2009 at 6:52 am
names for the heronine:
i like kylie, samantha, talia, haley, sailor, taylor
last names umm.
louviere, hicks, gurthey, romero, smith, jackson idk
the heroines life prior to meeting the guy could be like shes never been with any dude before maybe a change in her life just happened or her life is really dull like shes goody two shoes. but whatever happens with her and gage has to change her.
hey, i know you just answered a question of mine, but you seem like a good writer so i have another one that feeds off of the plot that you just read of mine.
June 2nd, 2009 at 12:32 am
you should name her jacey. it’s my name, taylor jacey, but I love it!! and I would lovelovelove to read this. is there a way you could email it to me?????!!!!!!