Joan,
Thanks. This was fun! I have a breakfast scene in a WIP and your post has given me the idea to add spilled milk. Simple, but it adds more tension to the scene. I’m sure others will keep these suggestions in mind when they’re writing too.

Dear Linda,
Thanks for writing. I’m glad this post was fun for you. I had fun writing it and collecting the pictures. It’s neat that you thought of a way to add drink to your work-in-progress. Spilled milk is a simple addition, but, you’re right, it adds tension to the story. I’ve seen in movies where they have one person talking about the spilled milk and the other is talking about something completely different.

Celebrate you and your gift of writing
Never Give Up
Joan

Thanks, Joan. Answering questions like these helps us understand our characters better.
In “Emily’s Ride to Courage,” Emily’s mother is a doctor, so the family mainly drinks healthy things like water or milk or iced tea, but the occasional soft drink is allowed. Emily especially likes real lemonade.
In “Terror’s Identity” Brent’s parents don’t put up a fuss about soft drinks, though Mom doesn’t buy them very often. Brent likes coffee with a lot of milk.
In “Bad Hair Day,” Ayesha’s mom, a pediatric oncologist, doesn’t keep soft drinks in the house, but that doesn’t stop our girl from drinking them when she can. Still, she is conscious of her figure, so she’s careful about her sugar intake. The other main character in this book, Rachel, drinks a lot of milk. She wants to be a large animal vet and is raising dairy cows. She works too hard to worry about her weight.
Take care and happy Thanksgiving, Sarah.

Joan, another great way to develop our character for our manuscript! I love the one with no money to get drink out of soda machine and the motel person gives him one :)

Dear Sarah,
Thank you for writing and sharing what your characters drink and why. When readers know the answer to the why question in a story, it helps them relate.

You’re welcome for the post. I’m glad that my questions help you understand your characters better.

Happy Thanksgiving. I am thankful for you as a reader and as a member of Pub Subbers.

Celebrate You
Never Give Up
Joan

Dear Kathleen,
Thank you for writing. I’m glad you liked the post and think it’s a great way to develop your characters for your manuscript. It’s great that you liked the one where the character didn’t have money for the soda machine but the motel person gave him one.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving. I am thankful you are my friend and you read and comment on my blog posts, too. How sweet!

Celebrate You
Never Give Up
Joan

A Happy Thanksgiving to you as well! I am grateful for your friendship :)

Dear Kathleen,
Thank you for the Happy Thanksgiving wishes and being thankful for our friendship!

Celebrate you
Never Give Up
Joan

Thanks for the fun post Joan. Also thanks for the morgue file link, I didn’t know about them.