Starting to Finish: Thoughts on writing a novel
I sit here, writing this blog post, having just started my last chapter in the third book of our series; Darkness, Set us Free.
Reading the Competition
One of the bonuses of being in a strictly enforced lockdown with no where to go, no one to visit, and nothing to do (except attempt to work from home) is the sudden windfall of time on my hands.
In Your Own Backyard
How do you write about a place you’ve never been to? How do you convey the distinctive feeling and atmosphere of somewhere unfamiliar?
A Grammar(ly) Dilemma
Sorry for missing my last blog post! Sometimes you need to take a breath and have a break; enjoy what’s around you. I had a wonderful mini-holiday [...]
Love Story
All great novels have something that makes them standout. Perhaps its a gripping plot, or a mesmerizing setting. But the one thing that runs through [...]
Motivation Mountain
This week, we’re talking motivation. I could dive right into a post about character motivations. But that’s not the motivation I’m talking about. This blog [...]
A Tale of Two Chapters
Two weeks. Two chapters. Two different characters. One character was a total nightmare. The other, an absolute dream. It’s a tale of two chapters. It [...]
A Decade of Reflection
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a restful holiday season, and found a way to welcome in the new decade in style. Can you [...]
Do You Feel what I Feel?
I have often wondered this: How attached are writers supposed to get to their characters? At the beginning of the writing process, when Sarah and [...]
A Little Something about Endings
This week, and the previous two, I have been working hard to finish The Price of Pandemonium. And by finish, I mean write the last [...]