How do you start writing your novels? Do you outline? Do you create characters? Do you push together random notes? There are a lot of ways to get your story moving forward. Everyone has their own way and they need to do what's best for them. I've tried different methods and every time I write …
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Never Forget Where You Started
I suffered from a tiny cold this past week. The sickness killed my drive to do any work with my writing or my art. I only wanted to sit around and watch Criminal Minds. (I started all the way from season 1 episode 1. You don't want to know how far I got...it's amazing how …
Do You Have a Plan? Are You Going in Blind?
An author can bring their story to life using any method they deem suitable for them. There are some authors able to start writing without a lot of planning ahead of time and it works out perfectly. I wrote this way when I brought my first series to life. (The Lyall Pack Series: Volume 1, …
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Obsess – Write – Edit – Don’t Stop
I have shared a few posts with you about my interests and attempts to write a graphic novel. (Check out my previous posts to learn more about it). It’s been one challenge after another. These challenges nearly convinced me to run away from it all. I mean, why should I force myself to work through …
Pack Rat Of The Mind
Pack Rat: North American, derogatory - a person who saves unnecessary objects or hoards things. I’ll tell the truth. I have always been a bit of a pack rat. I am embarrassed to think about how many useless items I store around my house. It’s annoying and I have been doing my best to break …
There’s Too Many! How Can I Focus on Only One?!
Good morning! (Morning for me anyway). For the past few weeks, I have been bouncing around with some interesting ideas. I'm so excited to get them started and share them with you once they are completed. I have a few plans for artwork, novels, and graphic novels deep in my brain. Too much to do …
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Change YOUR Setting
From time to time authors come across ideas outside things they never thought to write about. These ideas could be amazing but the author walks away because they have no idea how to do it. But no matter how far we try to run from these moments, we know the ideas are engraved into our …
Real Life Needs To Happen To Your Characters
Can you imagine what it would be like living in a perfect world? You wouldn't get sick. You wouldn't have to go to school. You wouldn't be forced to work. You would fall in love with the perfect match. You would learn all the things you want to learn. And you would experience a peaceful …
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New Ideas Shouldn’t Erase Your Old Plans
I felt it was easy to start writing out chapter one for my latest murder novel because I thought I had the plans figured out. The story was going to start with a couple of parents unsettled with the murder of their son. This was relatively easy to write. You could imagine how any parent …
Thursday Tiny Tale 8
I took a sip of the dark liquid and couldn't understand a human's desire for the horrid drink. My latest project from my top university was to study mankind and learn all I could about their traits and different personalities. I spent the first few days simply watching and scribbling down notes as I observed. …
