Saving Story Ideas
I’ve talked about how you can save a character idea by writing a character sketch, backstory, or scene. I’ve posted scenes written to capture the personalities, motivations, and aesthetics of a villain and an antihero that I came up with. What about when you have an idea for a full narrative arch? For a short...Continue reading
Novel Sneak Peek
Here's a teaser for the novel I'm writing on right now: Heart of Ice. It’s a half-finished basement. Unpainted plywood walls divide the space into several rooms like the one I’m in. I sit on a metal folding chair. Two of my gang mates stand behind me with loaded pistols. A third, Crates, paces between...Continue reading
Writing Away Worries
Last week… happened. A copyediting job fell through because of a mistake on the employer’s end. Other efforts didn’t pan out either. I was frustrated, very frustrated. So, I took a break from that side of things to just write. My main project was on the back burner for about a month, so it’s both...Continue reading