What is it about being scared that captures the imagination and enthusiasm of so many people? I know for me, I love the thrill of the unknown. Give me a pool of darkness and the sound of footsteps, and my imagination runs wild! Perhaps my overactive imagination is why I loved - and was scared … Continue reading Lazy Summer Update
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The Best-Laid Plans
What does your writing list look like? While trying to go paperless (it's a wonderful thing, trust me!) I stumbled across a folded piece of paper that ended up being a to-do list of writing projects from back in 2015. I'm assuming that I started the list in December of 2014, so this is a … Continue reading The Best-Laid Plans
Epic Fantasy Update – #1
Everyone's working on an epic fantasy these days, it seems. You can add me to that list! Work on the epic fantasy novel is going well, dare I say it. For anyone curious, I have passed the 30,000 word mark in just over two months (not including the months spent outlining and character creating). For … Continue reading Epic Fantasy Update – #1
Channel Your Characters
There are a lot of books and articles that talk about the craft of writing good characters, their motivations, how to give them personalities, etc. So, what's one more added to the list? Well, this is my personal approach to writing a scene by channeling my characters. Perhaps it will help you out if you're … Continue reading Channel Your Characters
Regrouping and Assessing
I've been silent for a few weeks in regards to my writing projects, and thought that now would be a good time to throw out an update since the holiday is over and the warmer weather has gotten my writing muse in gear. I've been working on two projects lately. As you might have guessed, … Continue reading Regrouping and Assessing