A pair of glasses bringing a blurred scene into focus.

Friday Focus #3

We made it to the end of another week and here in Texas, we are expecting some severe winter weather to roll in later today. For all you northerners, this would be nothing, but for us southerners, it’s huge. We have no experience driving on snow or ice and people are panicking. The shelves in the grocery stores are empty. Gas lines are long. In general, it’s pretty crazy. But let’s focus on something else.

A pair of glasses bringing a blurred scene into focus.

On Wednesday, I highlighted the word, ‘will.’

So, today, I’d like to talk about how we can incorporate different aspects of the word into our writing.

The first example that comes to mind is in regards to ‘willpower,’ or pushing through a fearful or hard situation. I’m going to go back to Ghostly Interference and share a snippet from a scene. Jag Peters was a computer nerd, not a risk-taker and certainly not one to push any boundaries. Yet, he had to dig deep to find some willpower for this scene despite his fear.

Rena reached for his hand and they walked back to the motorcycle. “Remember what I told you about Sam teaching me to ride Candy Kicker?”
Jag hesitated. “Yeah. So?”
She tossed him his helmet. “So, you’re gonna learn to drive today.”
“Rena, I’m not so sure that’s a good idea.”
“Get your helmet on.”

One reason these characters worked so well together was that Rena would push Jag out of his comfort zone and he would push her into one.

My sister gave some good examples in her comment on Wednesday’s post, i.e., “He took her against her will.” And  “She willed the man to look up.”

Then, we can have a powerful ‘reading of the will scene,’ where the outcome can change a character’s life.

There are so many ways to incorporate this little word into our stories. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Share how you’ve used it. We can all get new ideas and learn from each other.

As always, thank you for indulging me and have a great weekend! I will be bundled up and hoping the electricity stays on. 🙂

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