Revisions

Revision, ugh, what a frustrating word. What do you do when a family member gives you constructive criticism on your writing? Is really another way to put it. You may be asking yourself if you even need to do a revision to your novel or if it’s fine the way it is. I personally thoughtContinue reading “Revisions”

What do they Wear?

What do your characters wear? Do they have quite the fashion sense or are they more relaxed in their choice of attire? It may be easy for you if your character has a similar choice in clothes as you. If you have a heightened fashion sense and your character does too, or vice versa. AContinue reading “What do they Wear?”

Keeping Track of Your Characters

Keeping track of all your characters can be tough to do sometimes. I’m talking everything from main characters to the clerk at the grocery store kind of character. So I created a more organized way for me to keep track of my characters. I used to just write them down in a notebook and keepContinue reading “Keeping Track of Your Characters”

Means of Transport

What vehicles are the stars of your story? Every character needs a means of transport. Whether it’s a vehicle they own or public transportation etc. How do they get from point A to point B? I know it’s probably tempting to put your dream car in your story I know that I was tempted toContinue reading “Means of Transport”

Jobs for characters

Choosing a job or career for your characters can be an experience to say the least. There are several ways to do so. But as writers we feel pressured to pick the right one the first time. So it may feel like it has to be the perfect one. I am here to tell youContinue reading “Jobs for characters”

Do Characters Dream?

Do your characters dream? The real question you should be asking yourself is…am I writing about a person? You are creating a human so your answer should be yes (well unless you are writing about a vampire, alien or something, who knows maybe they dream too, in your story you can interpret them however you’dContinue reading “Do Characters Dream?”

Killing Characters

None of us really want to kill our characters…Or do we?…(She laughs maniacally, Muhahaha) In reality people die everyday so why not put death in your novel? It is a necessary event to happen for many reasons. Seeing as though I talked about love and intimacy in my last two blog posts, I felt likeContinue reading “Killing Characters”

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