Open Book Blog Hop – 6th September Welcome to this week’s blog hop. Today the topic is: Does food play an important part in your writing? How about sharing a favourite recipe of one of your characters, or maybe one of yours? […] Read more …
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Describing a Character’s Emotions: Problems and Solutions – by Angela Ackerman… on Writers Helping Writers: Characters are the heart of a story, but what really draws readers in is their emotions. Only…showing them isn’t always easy, is it? Like us in the real world, characters will struggle. Life is never all cherries and diamonds; in fact, […]
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3 Mistakes To Avoid with Your Side Characters – by Sach Black… Posted on August 14, 2021 by Chris The Story Reading Ape On Writers Helping Writers: Everybody loves their heroes, some people even love their villains. But it’s a rare author that actively loves and spends equal time on their side characters. Sure, some of […]
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Announcing — Dead of Winter: Journey 8, The Lost Library Posted on August 11, 2021 by Teagan Riordain Geneviene Wednesday, August 11, 2021 Dead of Winter 8 Characters by Teagan The August issue of Dead of Winter is here! Welcome everyone. Thanks for visiting my sanctuary. The “lost library” is one of the mental places where […]
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Preparing for October: Windemere Monster Poll Posted on August 8, 2021 by Charles Yallowitz Cockatrice For a long time, I’ve been doing special posts throughout October. This usually connects to Halloween in some fashion. Monster Maker is always fun, which I’ll be posting about next Sunday. Another is the Windemere Monster Poll. It’s simple: […] Read […]
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#Writers 8 Steps to Side Characters #BookReview @sacha_black This book, 8 Steps to Side Characters by Sacha Black is launching TODAY and it is a writing game changer. I can liken the experience of reading this book to Sacha Black shining a monster sized torch on all the side characters I have ever created, […]
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#Friday Flashback ~ Out of the Shadows and Into my Book… This is how Silent PayBack began… For more than a week now, I have had this new character in my head. He has been following me around, watching my every move. I have tried to talk to him, in my head, you understand, but […]
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