What is an author? A writer? Instead of going down a serious path, I thought that today merits a few of the sillier definitions. You know you are an author when: - you spend HOURS with your imaginary friends - instead of asking WWJD, you catch yourself wondering what your protagonist would do - when … Continue reading Tongue in Cheek Definitions…
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Setting…#MondayBlogs
Setting. It's just that location in which your plot takes place, right? Sort of. Setting can be intrinsic to plot: your characters' reactions to their surroundings show different depths of mood than just "telling" your readers how those characters feel. The setting can mimic the emotional state of the character, through storms or rainbows (so … Continue reading Setting…#MondayBlogs
Building Character…#MondayBlogs
For most of my life, I've heard the phrase "pain builds character." It's true: our trials can build our character, we are made of some pretty stern stuff, after all. But what about our actual characters in our novels? Every writer I know has a different process for creating their novels, and the characters therein. … Continue reading Building Character…#MondayBlogs