Guys, I'm getting the book back out. Remember this? 642 Things to Write About! Ah, yes, this book has jump-started a lot of great short stories that are never short enough for me to actually focus on long enough finish... But, today, I'm pulling another prompt from the book and just going for it! So, …
Tag: characters
A writing tip for today!
So, I've started to notice a trend in my own writing as of lately... and, well, I kind of wanted to share it with y'all today! Without any explanation, here is the tidbit I've just conjured up... As soon as you say or think, 'no, I can't write that...', you have to write exactly that. …
Put yourself in your character’s place
Become them. Yes, you all, I am back from my incessant questioning to bring you some real content. Not that the Inquiry Entries wasn't real blog content or anything... but, I'd like to get more at answering the questions rather than asking them this week. So, here's the part where you get to ask the …
Interview your characters!
A wise woman once said that you should know your characters better than your own blood. Well, that wise woman might just be me, and I don't even know my own blood type. Alas, we all do need to know our main characters like the back of our hands--our cramping, sweating, carpal tunnel-ridden hands. And …
Writing tips: On character quirks
Hey guys! So, I haven't covered any writing tips in a while, and this is one I've been wanting to discuss for some time now. Now, what are character... "quirks"? And, more importantly, why should you use them? Character quirks, in my definition, are those little things that make a character unique. And, not just …
Interviewing characters!
Hey guys, me again! So, I heard/read this thing a while back... probably on Pinterest or something, about different ways to get to know your characters better. One that I really remember and thought to be kind of neat was the idea of 'interviewing' your character or, like, filling out a questionnaire as your character. …
Character. Names.
You just got a push of inspiration. You opened up a new word document on your laptop, or grabbed the nearest notepad and pen, and then you go for it. You're doing it! You just started your next hit novel and you're doing so well already and you're almost a full page in and... then …
Why you need RELATABLE characters
A few days have passed since my last post (I get lazier with it every day it seems), so I was thinking today we should have a moderately lengthy, in-depth conversation about writing. Specifically, characters. And not, like, how many characters long your new hotmail password has to be... As writers, we all know how …
Olive Penderghast.
Okay, so today I rewatched one of my all time favorite movies... Easy A! And I couldn't think of anything better to blog about today than this particular movie... so, let's get to it! Easy A, for those of you who are crazy and have yet to watch it, is a movie about a high …
