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Developing characters is half the fun of being a writer. It goes beyond what they look like, what they sound like, and what makes them who they are.
Understanding what primary sources are and how to use them in your content is important for any writer. Check out this informative infographic to learn more.
Novel, novella, short story, flash fiction…what’s the difference between them? Let’s take a look so you know how many words you need for your next story.
One of my goals is to get Beyond the Steps of Stone published in 2021. I don’t care if I go the traditional route and pitch it to an agent or self-publish it. I just know that next year is the year. As I started reworking the book, I also discovered that I did not connect with the characters the same way. So, I started looking at the original character templates I came up with and that little voice in the back of my head went, “Nope.” I no longer heard any of the voices the same way and I knew that my book was changing into something more as I worked on it.
Ever nurse a book hangover? I have. And the most recent one came after I had finished reading “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien for the third or fourth time since becoming an adult.
Meet Crispin Yates, the love interest of my forthcoming novel, “The Loch.” Get a rare glimpse of how I build my characters.
As a writer, binge-watching, listening, whatever, helps me study him as an actor so that I can describe the characters in my head that suspiciously look him to the best of my abilities.
Day 2 of my Writing Bootcamp challenge was to write about the one that got away. I’ve never really had “one that got away” so this gave me the chance to do a little creative short story fiction writing in first person POV. Enjoy.
Symbolism in literature allows authors to deepen their themes, giving them the means to get right to the emotional and subconscious centers of their reader’s minds without most readers knowing it.
Writing inspiration comes from a variety of places and while we may share those places with other writers, each one is still unique to the individual.
Music has always been an inspiration for me. From movie soundtracks to Gregorian chants and everything in between, I find music a comfort, a balm on my restless spirit, the perfect complement to the stories that I write.
In case you were wondering, triskaidekaphobia is the “fear of the number 13” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
Welcome to the insanity that is my mind. My brain never shuts off. It never stops pondering things, discovering new characters, developing new stories.
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