Villains meet their demises in so many different ways. For some this means death, for other this means an unfortunate incapacitating situation. Writers put a lot of thought into how their antagonist finally fails, but which way is best for your villain? That all depends on so many different circumstances, including audience and genre. This …
Villain Necrologies & Debacles: Disney Animation Edition Read More »
The first call for questions of the year is here! This one is with one of Starbloods’ villains named Ioto. I’m currently in the editing process of Starbloods and any questions to help develop Ioto would be wonderful! Let me tell you a little bit about him. Ioto is a 567 year old werewolf and …
February provided a much needed break for me. I’ve been so stressed about finances of late that I feel like I’ve been going crazy. Having two weeks where I didn’t have to worry about bills was a much-needed hiatus. What I did: 1.) I got Red Hood edited (again) and resubmitted to the publisher who …
Accents are essential for worldbuilding, can make a very defining trait for characters, and are just part of making your book more realistic. I have been fascinated with accents since I was a child and I’ve been imitating them for years to the amusement of even some of the native speakers. But accents are also …
Monday I returned from my second trip to Alberta, Canada! I went last year, partially for book research so I can experience subzero temperatures, but it was hot. -_- Thus this year I’ve gone for round two and I got to experience subzero temperatures and more. So much great book research! Day 1: I got …
Buy on Amazon! Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price–and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone… A …
It’s time for this month’s So Your Character is From Another Country! This is a monthly or bimonthly segment where I interview lovely volunteers from around the world to give you a firsthand account of being a citizen of their respective country. I’m hoping to encourage international diversity, break stereotypes, and give writers a crash …
So Your Character is From Finland … Featuring Leona @ Leona’s Blog of Shadows Read More »
You may or may not have heard about the punk genres. These are subgenres of science-fiction that have developed over the years. What I’ve noticed that they have in common is the level of technology a storyworld has. Technology is essential to think about when you’re developing your storyworld. How advanced or primitive effects method …
Let’s Talk About the Punks: Four Ages of Technology Read More »
Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s time for this month’s Beautiful People! Yay! This is a link-up hosted by Paperfury and Further Up and Further In where you answer questions about your characters. I participated in Beautiful People for the last three years every month. Pretty crazy. XD This link-up has been just so helpful with character development. Caleb and Pro‘s relationship doesn’t …
Before the trailers released, most people I knew had never heard of Doctor Strange. The only reason I knew about him was from the Facebook game Marvel’s Avenger’s Alliance. I absorbed a lot of my Marvel knowledge from there. With Benedict Cumberbatch starring as the one and only Stephen Strange, I knew I had to …
