Writers grow up but our imagination doesn’t. It can’t really. What if we have a POV character that’s a horrible human being? The only way to portray them realistically is by diving into our imagination. Unless you really are a villain 😉 We can’t be everything but with research and a deep well of imagination, we can portray…
In my current WIP, Chains of the Sciell, most of my cast has had their minds altered. They spend the first part of the story reclaiming those memories. I wanted to portray this realistically, though I didn’t do any research. I use what I’ve seen in movies. My beta-reader says they believe how the characters…
Only a couple of pages to edit and I’ll be done with my first novel! Okay, technically, this is not the first novel I’ve written but, it’s my first potentially publishable novel. I’ve been working on this one for at least 7 years. Fortunately, it’s now a part of a series so I don’t have to say goodbye…
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My journey with fantasy map-making has been an interesting one. I don’t have a design background. Any covers, maps, videos, basically anything I needed an Adobe product to create, I had to teach myself. Maps are especially difficult because you have to know basic geography, like how rivers flow. Some of my early designs aren’t…
Writing is our passion. Doesn’t mean we always feel like doing it. I’ve been struggling lately with motivation. The scenes are forming in my head but I don’t write them down anywhere- not even a journal. If you need a good helping of motivation like I do, watch this video. The quote that speaks to…
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I've seen this before and I love it!
Yes!! I'm so glad to hear that…very, very glad. 🙂 50 times huh? Okay, good.