Characters tend to be loners. Authors often kill their parents, siblings, and probably anyone else who is close to their main character. XD Well, not always. But, realistically though, how many characters are orphans? This isn’t always necessarily a good thing. Characters need people to lean on, despite how much authors want to kill those... Continue Reading →
Character Guest Post: Five Activities to do in Prison
Transferred from a fictional universe by A.J. Syngraféas. **** I knew this day was coming…the day my author would pop out of nowhere and beg me to write a guest post. Ava and R had their turns so I suppose it’s mine. (They got better subjects to write on, to be honest) When does Luke... Continue Reading →
The Importance of Character Injuries
Writing injuries well and realistically is essential to any story. Now, it’s pretty funny for me to be saying that, of all people. I’ve had *coughs* quite the history with my character’s injuries in the past. Such a history, that the term “injury magnet” is a widely known nickname between me and my friends for... Continue Reading →
In the Midst of War-Short Story
I’ve been recently working on rewriting the history for one of my fictional worlds, Alis. Doing this, I’ve also been rewriting my character Kaden’s backstory. So, today I bring you a short story from his POV when he was a kid. *** Run. The sound of gunshots rang in Kaden’s ears. The ground rumbled with... Continue Reading →
Fitting Good Descriptions into Your Writing
Descriptions. One of the hardest things to work into your writing without making it seem out of place or too long. I have a love/hate relationship with descriptions. Well, let me correct myself. I used to have a love/hate relationship with descriptions. What do I mean by that? Allow me to explain. Descriptions used to... Continue Reading →
Character Guest Post: Ava’s Bucket List
Transferred from a fictional universe by A.J. Syngraféas. *** Yello, internet! This is technically my first time posting something on the internet, but I’ve always wanted to start a blog or a YouTube channel or something of that sort. But I’m getting off topic, so anyway I suppose I'll introduce myself. (At least that’s what... Continue Reading →
Writing Impactful Dialogue
We’ve all read those books and watched those movies that bring those quotes we can’t help but throw in a conversation. Or the conversations we can’t help but cry or leap for joy over. Writing impactful dialogue is (at times) hard. For some it comes easy to write those quotes. For others it can feel... Continue Reading →
Character Guest Post: R’s Guide to Flying
Transferred from a fictional universe by A.J. Syngraféas. *** Okay, so first off, I don’t really want to do this. I was very happy at home, thank you very much. But since my author decided it would be “so fun” for me to explain to a bunch of people on the internet how to fly,... Continue Reading →
What’s a Character Voice?
I spent years not knowing what a character voice was. Let alone how to write a good one. After all, I was writing a character, wasn’t I writing their voice? Not necessarily. Character voice is an extension of a well developed character, but you could have a character with a horrible character voice. So, what... Continue Reading →
Cloaked-Short Story
I love a good villain. So, of course I have two in my story XD. One is the main villain, Zaria Emmer. The other, a more…personal villain. Ellie. She both has conflict with the protagonists and the villain, making a perfect mix I absolutely love, along with the mystery shrouded around her. That’s why I... Continue Reading →