Writer Wednesday…Ciara Ballintyne

Today's Writer Wednesday subject is the Fantasy author Ciara Ballintyne. I "met" Ciara on Twitter, and just read her novel "Confronting the Demon." Her main character, Alloran, is a wizard on the run. As he pushes through the very unique challenges and dangers facing him, he manages to still be a "regular" man, someone we … Continue reading Writer Wednesday…Ciara Ballintyne

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