One of the most important aspects of a novel is the character development, it’s something us writers struggle and stress about often. I only say it’s “one of” the most important things because some writers believe plot is the most important, or the hook, or conflict. Personally, I believe story is the most important thing, and I also believe the story come from the characters.

Therefore Character development is the most important thing…to me.

The one question I always ask my characters is What do you want?

And the answer varies. Usually it’s something I’ve either wanted, want or think someday I might want. So, uhmm, yeah, if you’ve read any of my stories you might start to wonder what things I’ve wanted and had, what things I want now, or what I think I might want in the future. *grin*

If you’re brave enough to ask me which is which, I might even answer.

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But for now, I want to talk to you about Samair, the heroine in my upcoming release TROUBLE. Samair wants to find herself again. She feels like she’s lost herself by trying to be who her family wanted her to be. And she’s had it. So now, she’s looking to go out there in the world and not holding back.

This is a particular thing I want pretty often. I’ve had to sit back and look at my life, and decide to start over at least three times. And I’ve never regretted it once. I think people change and grow ad they move through life, and I think they become unhappy when they don’t let their wants and needs change with their spirit. Does this make sense?

Take a peek at the excerpt here for glimpse at what I’m talking about. Hopefully it will explain what I can’t. http://www.sashawhite.net/bookshelf/trouble

So every now and then I ask myself what do I want? Right now? Out of life in general?

Sometimes I just want a hot lover, sometimes I want to live out a fantasy, sometimes I just want to find my place in the world.

What about you? What do YOU want? Right now, what do you want?

It can be something as simple as a pedicure, or as big as a career change or a divorce. But if you ask yourself right now, what do you want out of life…. What’s your instinctive answer?

In the comments section you can either share your answer with us in the comments, or ask me a question of your choice to be entered into a draw for a signed copy of TROUBLE.

(PS: The books release date is August 7th, and while the N&S girls will pick a winner right away, you will have to wait until I get my copies for me to send it to you. LOL that could be early, but it’s not guaranteed to be early)