When the first reviews for my most brand-new best-seller (Arrant Empyrean Concubine, Random Concert-hall 2006) started coming in, my emotions went be means of the hackneyed roller coaster. The first, from Publisher’s Weekly, was 90% express, but mentioned that, in their id‚e re‡u, it was easy in spots. My abdomen sank. Slow? In spots? Oh [...]
Okay, so I didn’t really write a whole novel on my lunch hour. But I did develop a lot of the characters, locations and plot by taking a half-hour out of each workday to sketch some ideas. You’d be surprised with what you can get done in just thirty minutes a day.
First, a little background. [...]
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After completing correspondence an essay, the vocation of completing the shot is not yet finished until it is proofread. Still a principal serving of the whole stint has been done but checking your article is equivalently important as gathering low-down in place of it to communicate with greatest success and an select grade. While editing [...]
What is the soul of a story? Some people say the plot, some others say the characters. I say, it’s both.
But now, I’d like to talk about characters.
How do you create a character?
Here are some ways used by writers out there in creating the characters in their story:
• Go with the flow
Some writers begin with [...]
I began my writing career as a poet, and I’m still a poet. So my journey into fiction was never a planned career move. In fact, my first short story arrived as a complete shock. No kidding.
Because I have written and published poetry in books and magazines for years, I’ve developed a writing schedule that [...]
If you’ve always wanted to write a novel, but found the traditional structured process too frightening or overwhelming, maybe your imagination works in a more organic fashion like mine. In that case, start with your main character and the idea the character gives you for the plot. Then close your eyes, grab your notebook or [...]
Start small work your way up. Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves. Climb the ladder one rung at a time. Get your foot in the door and the rest will follow. Well worn platitudes all. But what does it have to do with writing?
Many writers think [...]
Have you ever read a passage and felt the breath of life, then was too speechless to describe it? That’s writing at its best. The method for creating such a moment comes from the use of emotions. Emotions are one of the single most important, touching, impressive and non-intrusive writing tools. It is often not [...]
When you start writing a novel you may find doing so somewhat more difficult than you expected. You are not alone when you make this discovery, as many novice writers and even published authors find themselves in the very same predicament. Perhaps one of the most difficult things may be trying to discover who, what, [...]
