Saturday, July 04, 2020

When Your MC Comes Knocking...

One of the writers from the #writingcommunity that I follow on Twitter, posed a most interesting question: If the MC of your book knocked at your door, what would you do?

Immediately my mind went to Sylvia Kramer, the main character of Old Broad Road – my gritty novel set in Newfoundland that’s due for release this summer. Actually I’m working on the fourth draft of the sequel at this very moment…well, I’m writing this blog right now, but you know what I mean. Where was I? Oh, right.

This was my response to the Twitter question about a visit from the MC of my book: I would invite her in. Normally, I would hug her too, but with Covid... Then I'd pour each of us a brandy. Thought I don't often imbibe, this is Sylvia's drink of choice for those special and reflective moments and since she's the perfect host, I want to do my best to accommodate her.

 We'd settle in for an evening of candid conversation. I'd commiserate the tragedy/of her life and