Balancing writing, marketing, school and life… writing is losing. Working on my book is beginning to feel more like work than fun. I’d rather sleep in my spare time. There’s nothing like a good quote to remind you why you write in the first place, to get you excited again. The first quote is my…
I’ve said it before, I love morally questionable characters. You know, the antihero. I enjoy writing them. How do you make these little monsters sympathetic without filing down their claws? My characters kill with no remorse. They’re prone to violence and can be more than a little heartless. They treat humans like slightly useful ants. There’s no deep reason they act…
How do you find the right hashtags to get engagement on Instagram and Twitter? Instagram is especially…interesting because you’re encouraged to use a lot of hashtags. They’re important. Your reach will be limited if you don’t use them. Google Search If you don’t know anything about hashtags, the first thing you should do is search Google. You’ll find…
I keep learning new things about writing. I like it but it gets a bit old when every time I learn something new I see more and more holes in my stories. I’d written one novel years ago and reread it so many times. I liked it a lot. I still do only now I’m…
Welcome to the weekly roundup of links for fellow writers and nerds. Book Marketing and Branding 5 Ways to Repurpose Your Popular Social Media Posts Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi Gender and Stereotyping in Fantasy – Part Six: Historical Accuracy Five Authors with Magical Worldbuilding Skills ‘American Horror Story’ Renewed For Two More Seasons After ‘Roanoke’ Marvel Reveals Plans…
You’d think after writing and reading for so many years, writing a novel would get easier. It doesn’t, at least for me. I should’t have expected it to. I like to experiment with my stories- with format, with character relationships with their abilities. It’s fun but it creates entertaining problems. Back to the world building journal. The second novel in…
