The Exploration and Exploitation of Words
I believe there are at least 7 major elements that come into the process of creating the characters for your story, and that there indeed is a sequence in which to prioritize first to ensure you forge better streamlined, more believable, and thoroughly interesting characters.
Writers Challenge is brand new and needs YOU! If you enjoy participating in writing challenges and flexing your literary muscles by taking up an unscheduled and, perchance, unorthodox writing prompt, then you’d enjoy writing with us. If you’ve learned valuable writing skills from the challenges you’ve encountered along your writing journey, then we’d love for... Continue Reading →
. The ancient mist crept in slowly that night, reminding her of the friendship of razors, tucked in, under pillows while she slept. As she waited yet another night for her prince to arrive, she prayed quietly that he would be alive, that he would call to her, and set her free from too much... Continue Reading →
. When King Confidus discovers a plan to turn all the people in the city of Elysium into vampires, as disciples to the Dark Lord Makoor, he seeks help from a prophecy written by Felicia – the Golden Fleece. This prophecy states that three agents, known as the “Three C’s,” are destined to stop the... Continue Reading →
This Weekend's Author spotlight is on Enesha Bennet author of the YA/Fantasy novel, Secrets of the mind and also the children's book author of My little brother which features her own children. E.J Bennett is a stay at home mom of two young children, a girl age 5 and a boy age 2. Due to her... Continue Reading →
. In the Heavensgate series by Leo Kane, the main protagonist, Jacob, battles for his sanity surrounded by supernatural enemies and allies as he struggles to free the Keeper of the Forbidden Book. However, Jacob has another problem that stains his days and pours terror into his nights - he has an alter-ego named Jake... Continue Reading →
. I would love to take a few moments of your time to introduce you to an amazing poetess (IF you don't already know her, that is!). Writer of lyrical prose that never fails to make me "sigh!", I simply had to invite her to share more about herself and her writing in a Lime... Continue Reading →
. Generations ago, the realms fell to fire. The Burn–the only means of destroying a lush land so manipulated by man that while its crops sated hunger, they poisoned the flesh. Now the wilderness slowly reseeds, hard lessons learned through starvation, displacement, and poverty. What remains for nature’s tinkerers? Pathway, the coveted distillation that enables... Continue Reading →
. . Obsession. Treachery. Revenge. Redemption. Certain themes resonate across the centuries. In ninth-century Ireland, Selia is a girl on the verge of womanhood, frustrated by the confines of her gender and resentful of the freedom her brother boasts of. Intelligent and resourceful in a time when neither is valued in a female, she longs... Continue Reading →
. THIS IS A REPOST OF SUE ASHBY'S MARVELOUS BLOGPOST/WRITING EXERCISE. I found it so intriguing and inspiring that I did the exercise myself, picking a quiet place to sit and listen, see, smell, taste and touch. (of course, it should come as no surprise that it was nearly midnight, but those of you who... Continue Reading →
Word Mongery and Musings 