Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

Yeah, it’s a play on words. This is a writing tip, of sorts. It wants to become a several thousand word post, but I’m going to try to focus.

Where do you feel safe? Most folks choose their home or room. Others might choose a crowd somewhere. This is because humans have an instinct for personal safety.

Even children will crawl into bed with parents to feel safe. Now let’s turn this on its head.

We see characters who meet the villain in a crowded place. This is to eliminate some perceived danger the villain poses. We take away the villain’s power – temporarily.

Now place your heroine deep in the desert. It’s nighttime. She has her rape whistle in one hand, and a keychain pepper spray in the other. It’s only 50 miles from the nearest person who can hear the whistle. Add in a two headed werewolf and…