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By
Stephanie Beck
Ever read
a story and have a character fall back on an excuse so vague and off putting
you scowled at them? I have. M husband laughed at me when I was sitting in bed,
harping at a character who just dropped ‘Well, I’m only human’ as an excuse for
not following through on a promise.
It’s
bogus! I hate that phrase—my friends have heard this rant and I have gotten the
eye rolls, for sure, so I know not everyone agrees with me. In my experience, unless
you are faced with a task beyond the ability of the human body, and beyond what
a human mind can maneuver, you need a better excuse. Otherwise, the real reason
was either a lack of time, a lack of planning, miscommunication—very
individual, fixable, nameable things. When using ‘I’m only human’, by golly the
problem should be fixable in circumstances when another animal or a machine
could have accomplished it. Someone asking you to be a golden
retriever....well, I think I would be okay with a pass on that one.
In my
world, I see humans doing amazing things—so I have this real love for humans
(that gets difficult at times, for sure), so I don’t like using my human nature
as an excuse for anything. Real humans have flaws and struggles, certainly, but
those same humans shine. I like characters that do the same. Mistakes are made
(I’m more okay with ‘nobody is perfect’ as a general reminder—but not used as a
cop out) and it is totally on the person or character how to go forward. So
many great stories have come from choices people and characters make.
And so
many trigger points are hit with a single, usually bad, excuse. For drama sake,
things like ‘I’m only human’ certainly need to be in play, but good grief, if
you hear me say it, please hit me with the ‘buck up’ shovel.
Do any
phrases land on your radar? Do you use them? Love them? Hate them?
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Blurb:
Dragon Charmer—taking care of your pesky dragon
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Business is good for Alice, right until her dragon goes crazy and bites off her arm. To make matters worse, a tall, dark stranger kills the cash-cow dragon before her eyes.
Instead of dying from her wounds, Alice finds herself under the tender care of Bade, a gentle-handed Bulgarian far from home with secrets in his satchel.
If they can scratch each others backs, the secrets might live on and Alice might still have a job. She’s never backed down from a challenge, but she’s in for more than she bargained for with the tall, dark stranger.
Business is good for Alice, right until her dragon goes crazy and bites off her arm. To make matters worse, a tall, dark stranger kills the cash-cow dragon before her eyes.
Instead of dying from her wounds, Alice finds herself under the tender care of Bade, a gentle-handed Bulgarian far from home with secrets in his satchel.
If they can scratch each others backs, the secrets might live on and Alice might still have a job. She’s never backed down from a challenge, but she’s in for more than she bargained for with the tall, dark stranger.
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