All the advice said writing a fantasy series is better than several standalone books. Despite, that, when I first started thinking about publishing, I had no intention of writing a series. I don’t remember why exactly. I think up until that point, I’d only ever written standalone books and wasn’t interested in a series. However,…
It seems the more epic the story is the more roadblocks you run into. It’s usually one mountain of a roadblock too. My latest WIP is told from the point-of-view of several characters and I’m struggling with how to arrange the different POVs/chapters. We write what we want to read and I don’t like stories with too many POVs…
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I’ve said it before- I don’t like the idea of writing for the market. You should write your story the way you want to. That being said, we can still get caught up in what people might think. My novel has a few graphic scenes. I didn’t think they were that intense but my beta…
Why Writing is a Potent Drug. Before I even read this article on Suvudu, I knew it was speaking to the choir. I like articles or posts like this. Always nice to know I’m not alone in my insanity. Writing as a drug. What a great way to put it! I never thought of it that way but it’s…
I didn’t start my writing path by building worlds and fantasy creatures. I started by writing monsters and haunted buildings. As my style evolved, I realized my tales didn’t look like regular horror stories. They were a mix of fantasy and horror. Before that, I 100% believed I was going to be a horror writer. I…
