December 15, 2014July 21, 2020Uncategorized Inspiration Marches In NYC “Protesters streamed out of New York City’s Washington Square Park on Saturday to protest the killings of unarmed black people by police […] Read more
November 24, 2014December 13, 2020Mythical Creatures Mythical Creature: Ryujin I decided to pick a dragon this time. I tend to stay away from them because they’re fantasy staples, like elves. But, […] Read more
August 29, 2014July 21, 2020Uncategorized More Inspiration Summer’s almost over. Where did the time go?! I’ll be starting class next week. Soon, I won’t be able to go to […] Read more
August 13, 2014July 21, 2020Uncategorized Inspiring Your Fantasy Worlds Unusual places can inspire fantasy stories. I like collecting images of actual places that are so amazing they look like something out […] Read more
February 19, 2014July 21, 2020Uncategorized Neil Gaiman: Where do you get your ideas from? [Video] Neil Gaiman describes it perfectly. I love how he answers the question where do you get your ideas from. It is a […] Read more
January 31, 2014July 21, 2020Uncategorized Dark Inspiration: The Demon Building Ever see a building that’s so bizarre it sticks with you? Over at io9, they have an article listing some usual looking […] Read more
July 26, 2013July 29, 2021Mythical Creatures Mythical Creature: Baba Yaga Thanks to Diane Carlisle’s suggestion on my last mythical creature post, here’s another awesome character to inspire your world-building efforts. Stories of her […] Read more
April 15, 2013July 21, 2020Uncategorized It Started With A Theme Song Have you ever gotten a character, scene or worldbuilding idea you never thought you needed? Last year, I read a post by […] Read more
March 18, 2013July 21, 2020Uncategorized Hold On Being a full-time writer can seem impossible. You wonder why you can’t desire a normal job when you have tons of bills and […] Read more
November 19, 2012July 21, 2020Uncategorized Sometimes We Need a Kick Writing is our passion. Doesn’t mean we always feel like doing it. I’ve been struggling lately with motivation. The scenes are forming […] Read more