Naomi Dawn Musch

     We all want to write the next Great American Classic. As writers, it's our job to constantly find new ways to expound on the same, recycled plots. There really is nothing new under the sun, after all.

     The same goes for marketing. We love facebook and shoutlife and all the other myriad social networking sites, and we're sort of learning how to use them to build platforms for ourselves and our stories. But again, we have to figure out what hasn't already been done, or at least, not done to death.

     Frankly, I'm getting tired of author interviews.

     So, I'm trying my hand at what I *hope* is the Next Big Thing.

     Did you ever wonder what the characters of books would have to say if they were able to make guest appearances on The Tonight Show? Would Jay Lenno have them revealing everything that went on behind the scenes on the "set"? Would he ask about what made them tell their stories or take on their roles? Wouldn't  he want them to dish on their directors (authors)?

     These thoughts inspired me to launch a new blog that does provide that opportunity. It's called "The Secret Lives of Characters". On it, I'm giving authors a chance to go back into their characters heads and voices, and tell us more; to go beyond the pages of the books to what came before, or what might be coming after; to see those characters blush over what they did inside the pages, and even to hear villains (if living) reveal their layered personalities.

     I have one guest posting so far, and another coming in a couple of days. I invite you to take a look at this "novel" approach to blogging about books. Come and enjoy a discourse with the characters from Lynnette Bonner's debut novel: Rocky Mountain Oasis, and next week from Cindy Woodsmall's A Hope of Refuge.

     Drop on over at http://www.nmusch.blogspot.com

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