when you are writing a scene in your story, how do you describe the weather? There are many ways to set a scene and weather can be a key element. I spoke about setting a scene before in an earlier blog post I’ve done. But I didn’t go into detail on the importance of theContinue reading “What’s the forecast?”
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Is it a Short Story, Novella or a Novel?
How do you tell if you’ve written a Short Story, a Novella, or a Novel? I’ve seen this question asked by other Writers a lot. So I felt like it would be a great next topic to cover. Normally you will hear me say or rather read, that I am all for creativity and lettingContinue reading “Is it a Short Story, Novella or a Novel?”
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”
He said/She said…Pronouns
Pronouns…Those beautiful words that make the world complete. Let’s face it trying to say who or what something is would be hard to do without them. So you have to appreciate the need for them as well as be conscious of over using the same ones. To be honest this is probably more than IContinue reading “He said/She said…Pronouns”
Chapters
Chapters, most books have some kind of chapter separation. However, I have read some that don’t. When should you use chapters? Have you decided whether to or not? Personally, I chose to use them in fact so far I have…like twenty-eight chapters in a four hundred and some page novel. Which to be honest IContinue reading “Chapters”
The Dreaded Blurb
Blurb, what a strange and yet entertaining word to say lol. I say dreaded blurb as most of us dread the moment we have to write one. Honestly, until I started this blog and my Facebook page I just thought it was called a summary. I don’t know where the name came from but hmm…holdContinue reading “The Dreaded Blurb”
Words
We as writers love words. Of course we do; where would we be without them? Personally I have loved learning new words since I was a kid. Even to this day I still learn new ones every so often. Sometimes I even find myself slipping a new one in here and there when I’m talking.Continue reading “Words”
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?”
Defeated
At one point or another we all feel defeated and that includes our characters as well. What we choose to do in the eye of defeat is what distinguishes us from others. Do your characters stand tall and fight back, or let the feeling over take them? If so how long does it take forContinue reading “Defeated”
Small Talk
I was thinking a little about small talk the other day. How in everyday life we seem to come across times that we use it. However, I realized how little I use it in my writing. We usually just get to the point. I mean as writers we slightly beat around the bush a bitContinue reading “Small Talk”
Tiffany’s Writing Journey 