I almost always write to music.
This habit began as more of a personality quirk; I could never study in school unless I had absolute silence (difficult to procure) or music to drown out other sounds. This translated well to writing, especially when I used to write while I worked (during downtime!) as the surrounding noise often pulled me out of my writing head-space and made staying in the flow of the story difficult. Continue reading
Everybody loves being empowered, right? Here are the promised tips that will help you make the most of this material-rich season.
Don’t delude yourself. The holidays are busy and they make it impossible to keep up your writing routine, but that doesn’t need to be a bad thing. This season provides the perfect chance to take a break from your overall project and focus on individual skills that will improve your writing as a whole.
So with that in mind, here are some freeing “don’ts” for the Holidays…
They have a way of weaseling their way into our hearts.
After the years have passed and the details blurred, the thing that remains is our relationship with people.
That’s the magic in reading a book. We spend time getting to know characters and in turn, they let us into their lives.
Creating lovable characters is no easy task. There’s no set formula. There are, however, tools that can help. Here are four tools you can use to develop your characters.
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Choosing which writing tool is going to be the most helpful really comes down to three things: place, time, and purpose. Think of it as a choose your own adventure. Inspiration strikes you as you are:
The Spinning Pen 