Have you ever had someone tell you that writing fantasy is easy? We all know that’s not true. World building in the fantasy genre is an intensive and time-consuming process.
Tag: Character Development
World Building: Designing a Military Unit
Creating a new world means thinking about all the little layers that create a society–including the people who protect that way of life. One of the steps on my journey to a new novel is designing a military unit.
Crafting Emotional Characters
Okay. I’m going to just come out and say it. I kinda hate my narrator. Okay…it’s more than kinda. I REALLY hate my narrator. No, she didn’t… Read more “Crafting Emotional Characters”
The Long and Short: Hair as a Literary Device
Don’t judge a book by its cover. Sage advice. But advice we rarely follow. We all judge people by their appearance, whether we want to admit it… Read more “The Long and Short: Hair as a Literary Device”
Musical Inspiration in Writing
Music can have a grand affect on your mood and your emotions and can elicit feelings across the spectrum from sorrow and fear to joy. I often… Read more “Musical Inspiration in Writing”
The Origin of Characters
I had a non-writer friend ask me some very interesting question the other day. She wanted to know where characters came from. How do we writers come… Read more “The Origin of Characters”
Writer vs the World 