I love characters, I often start a new story based solely on an idea for a character that I wouldlike to see developed. For me it's really all about how a character acts and interacts with theirenvironment and the other people around them and scenarios of misfortune that I can cook up. This iswhat I... Continue Reading →
Writing Experiment
w Writing Experiment For this simple, yet fun experiment, I want you to choose 5 famous men and 5 famous women. Make a list list for the men & women. Now these 10 people are to undergo a scientific experiment. They all have to live in an enormous size dome world where the grass is... Continue Reading →
Character Arc
Character ArcHow does your character change from the beginning of the story to the end of the story?How has your character changed in ways of mentally, physically, and emotionally?What causes these changes to occur in your character?
Brainstorming for Authors!
How does your character imagine his/her new life ahead of time? How might the reality be completely different from what your character was expecting? What mistakes might your character make based on wrong assumptions?
New Course Coming Soon!! New learning format!!
Fiction Writing (Part 1) Course coming soon. The course format will be self-paced with lessons and assignments being sent via email to students. Assignments are to be turned in to instructor for one-on-one feedback. What will the course cover? It will cover, theme, character developments, scenes, settings, act I, act II, act III, conflicts, creating... Continue Reading →
Novel Challenge 5
In today's writing challenge, you are to write about a male character using a description from a horoscope of his birth. Use the description of the horoscope to write about your male character's characteristics. His personality traits and so forth. For example, if he was born as a Leo. Then describe what he's like based... Continue Reading →