Hello all, I am back on the internet. It has been a very long and eventful year for me. Big things: I moved in with my long-term boyfriend. I got my first full-time job. I got my driver's license (after three long years!). I decided to pursue graduate school. Again, like I said, this…Read more After a loooong vacation…
Another, much later, installment of my writing series: how to write setting. It's actually quite simple, really. This is the where of your novel. Setting is actually the thing I have the most trouble with - not so much figuring out the setting on a large scale but the details. I've been better (and I'm…Read more Setting the Setting (get it?)
Writing is different for everyone. Some people are pantsers (as in people who write through the seat of their pants) while others are plotters and plan everything before writing. I consider myself a mix of both - dubbed plantser by the writing community. Putting it straight: I write, then I plot some, then I write…Read more My Writing Process
His alarm went off, waking him with a jolt. Don't start your story with some guy waking up to an alarm clock, or waking up at all, unless it is incredibly vital to your story. Like, there is actually an exciting reason for you to write about this guy waking up. [Insert dream sequence here].…Read more How Not To Start a Story
When writing a story, one of the first things (after, maybe, character or setting) that you will consider is writing the plot of your story. I will say this once: YOUR PLOT IS NOT YOUR STORY. A professor of mine told it this way: the story is the list of the events; the plot is…Read more Finding Your Plot
I'm a writer, if you haven't figured that much out. I write screenplays, short stories, poetry, song lyrics, and I'm also writing a novel. I've been writing since I was eight years old and since then I've been perfecting my craft. My writing still isn't perfect, mind you. At least, not until after rounds and…Read more Writing Scene vs Summary
