windrattlestheblinds

oh, characters. definitely. which is funny, because i loooooooooooove world-building, but if i don't have compelling characters to populate the world? nahh. not happening.

^ my instinct is to say that the "make it up as you go along" part is your problem. writing a novel by the seat of your pants can be ...

sometimes i write sketches for minor recurring characters because i don't know them as well. but i never start writing for real before i feel confident that i can answer ...

it takes me a REALLY long time to get stories to a point where they're ready to be put to words. i call it fermenting because new ideas brew for ...

One of my writing mentors liked to say that there were two ways to write a story: From the heart, and from the rules. Writing from the rules will get ...