Written by my newest main character Aside from December, August is pretty much my favorite month. Like, it's hot and boring and end-of-summer-but-not-quite-school-again, but good writing things always happen to me in August, big defining moments that affect my career as an author. Fateful nights are phenomena that get talked about a lot in order … Continue reading That Fateful Night in August
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4 ½ Ways to Survive NaNoWriMo as a College Student
Co-written by me and my newest MC Happy November, everyone! Seeing as I'm clearly qualified to write this post, I thought I'd share four and a half expert tips on how to survive NaNoWriMo as a college student. First off, I'd like to say I'm sorry for not updating this blog in, well... months. Adjusting … Continue reading 4 ½ Ways to Survive NaNoWriMo as a College Student
Camp NaNoWriMo Questions: Plotting vs. Pantsing
It's the age-old debate. Plotters form one side of it and pantsers form the other. The two groups of writers have gathered to hold a debate to decide which method of writing is better. There's a twist, though: the plotters have all of their arguments carefully planned, written, organized, and well-rehearsed. The pantsers haven't prepared … Continue reading Camp NaNoWriMo Questions: Plotting vs. Pantsing
The Idea that Haunts You
I bet you know exactly what I'm talking about. I may only be a writer, but I bet all creatives know the feeling. ^^Five years' worth of ideas! If you're anything like me, you have dozens of notebooks and Word documents filled with old ideas that never made it off the ground, snippets of scenes … Continue reading The Idea that Haunts You
3 Tips for Showing Character Emotion
Ah, character emotion. It's one of the hardest things to write right. It's also one of the most important. You can have a deep, complex character, a compelling, well-crafted plot, and the setting descriptions nailed down to the tiniest details. But if you can't write character emotion in a compelling way, your book will be … Continue reading 3 Tips for Showing Character Emotion
3 Common Clichés and Where They Came From
Happy Thanksgiving, y'all! (Depending on when you read this, it might be more like Happy almost-Thanksgiving.) Today, I am going to talk about three very common clichés in fiction. Surprisingly, all of them can also be found in the Bible. Not that that's a bad thing, because the Bible isn't fiction. It's Truth. But it's … Continue reading 3 Common Clichés and Where They Came From
The Sequel Game
Hi, everyone!! NaNoWriMo's halfway over, it's less than a week till Thanksgiving, and Christmas decorations are popping up all over the place. (Like, why? I'm a HUGE fan of Christmas, but I draw the line at getting a tree before Thanksgiving.) At the end of this post I'll have a little tip about NaNoWriMo, but … Continue reading The Sequel Game
#NaNoPrep: Last-Minute Panic
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! (<-- me screaming) NaNoWriMo starts in THREE DAYS!!! And guess who's been slacking on their #NaNoPrep posts?? Yep, you guessed it. Me. I had a good reason, though. I was on vacation. So what do you do when you realize November is literally right around the corner? Well... No. Please don't freak out. It … Continue reading #NaNoPrep: Last-Minute Panic
#NaNoPrep: A Writing Survival Kit
Ah, it's October now, isn't it? You know what that means. Fall weather, pumpkins, and Halloween. Oh and also NaNoWriMo is less than a month away. Which means it's NaNoPrep Month!!! I did a NaNoPrep series last year, and everyone seemed to like it, so I thought I'd bring it back this year. I love … Continue reading #NaNoPrep: A Writing Survival Kit
The Pitiable Antagonist
Gollum. The Phantom of the Opera. Draco Malfoy. Severus Snape. What do all of these have in common? They're all antagonists, of course. And, probably, we have another emotion associated with them besides hate. Sometimes, we love to hate the villain (Umbridge, anyone?). If they're evil enough, we might love being terrified. Occasionally, we might … Continue reading The Pitiable Antagonist
For His Glory Alone 