Character Journaling Release Day

A Strong Story Needs Strong Characters…

Freedom and Framework: Story Planning for Pantsers

New for 2018! Flying by the seat of your pants to write the first draft for your book feels so freeing. It’s a time to play, to experiment, to try out new ideas. What fun! But diving into a project as big as a novel without any plan at all often means a lot of extra work after the draft

Prep for NaNoWriMo the Bare Bones Way

New workshop for 2015! Are you a plotter? A panster? A little of both? Have no idea yet? No matter what your writing style, the bare bones method of prepping for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in November or Camp NaNoWriMo in July can help you do just enough prep work for your novel-writing adventure that you enter the challenge

Want to Know Your Characters? Check out Their Backstory

Reblogged from my new article at Savvy Authors:  A long (long!) time ago I wrote a novel about a British band that at one point I thought might be part of a trilogy. Only, the second story that popped into my head was actually more of a “prequel.” I wanted to follow these characters in the past and see how

Developing Stronger Characters Through Journaling

While exciting events in a book may entertain you, it’s really the characters that grab the your attention and hold it on the page. Strong characters pull you in and keep you invested in the story, turning those pages. Creating a strong character comes from understanding who this imaginary person is inside and out, not just on the surface, and