The weather in Minnesota is finally above 0 but I’m still a freeze baby living up North. Taking my own advice, I need to return to my working on my novel instead of things like – blogging or tic toking about a writer’s life. Refocusing, I thought I would try another exercise today. I’m goingContinue reading “February Walk Down Main Street”
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February Role Play
This weekend I devoted my time to creative projects and following-up on other like-minded individual online. I thought about going into detail and depth when it comes to telling stories. My note pages and thoughts focused on talking, thinking, seeing, and feeling like one of my characters. If you feel like something is missing, orContinue reading “February Role Play”
February Date Night
Date night with our characters is finally here. It’s time to get dressed up to meet at some place a little step up from the local bar. Writers need to know how their characters are going to behave in fine dining situations, even if it makes them uncomfortable. Choose a higher end restaurant that you’veContinue reading “February Date Night”
February Cocktail Night
Developing characters in a novel can feel like you’ve entered into a new relationship. The difference is that you can delete, erase, or change pieces that you don’t like to create ideal characters. You can even go on dates with your antagonists without worrying about being in danger. Dating week continues so that you canContinue reading “February Cocktail Night”
February Coffee Time
Yesterday, we tried to place our characters inside a chocolate box. Today, we’re going to meet them for coffee. We’re not interviewing them, we’re going to talk to them like new and old friends. Imagine meeting friends at a local coffee shop after you haven’t seen them in a while. Well, maybe we don’t needContinue reading “February Coffee Time”
Characters Are Like Chocolate
Our sugar addiction lies inside heart shaped boxes and if you’re a Minnesotan, you still leave 1 or 2 pieces to be polite even when no one else is going to look inside. We never take the last piece of cake or food in the frozen tundra. It’s like we’re worried our neighbors or momContinue reading “Characters Are Like Chocolate”
Relationship Building
Valentine’s Day was spent inside and cozied up over this weekend in Minnesota. Our temperatures dipped well below zero and everyone had more than one reason to stay cuddled closed and under the covers. My excitement was changing the headlights on my car with freezing fingers and running into the grocery store while my breathContinue reading “Relationship Building”
Fantasy Week: Writing the First Chapter
Fantasy week is coming to and end but you’re writing needs to continue. I’ve shared several pieces, tips, and resources throughout the week. Now, it’s time to get to the serious business of writing our novels. Let’s get working on our first chapter and get over our fear of fixing it later. You know it’sContinue reading “Fantasy Week: Writing the First Chapter”
Fantasy Writing & World Building
This week is about helping writers form the basic building blocks of their fantasy stories. At the beginning of the week, we went over romance in fantasy writing and we’ve covered letting your characters speak to convey the stories emotion and mood. The rest of the week is going to cover building the rest ofContinue reading “Fantasy Writing & World Building”
Wednesday Show, Don’t Tell
Show not tell As we sit down at our computers to write our fantasy novels this week, I thought I would revisit an important topic. One of the biggest struggles of a writing sounds simple but is hard to put down on the page. How many times have you been told to show, not tell? Continue reading “Wednesday Show, Don’t Tell”
6 Fantasy Writing Tips
Every person, whether their a writer or not, has fantasies throughout the day. They can be as simple as someone else do the dishes for you or run your errands by the time you get home. Writers are different breed. We have the ability to elevate simple fantasies into fantastical worlds. We transform an ordinaryContinue reading “6 Fantasy Writing Tips”
February Fantasy Week
The approach of Valentine’s Day can be a source of inspiration for writers this week. This week we’re going to turn to other authors of romance. Today, we’re starting out with an interview with Jenna Moreci, author of Savior’s Sister. Jenna is an author of fantasy novels and the link to her interview can beContinue reading “February Fantasy Week”
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