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 #1, #2, #3 and the villain special last year, Beautiful People Author Edition, and Beautiful People Valentine Edition. This link-up has been so incredibly helpful for me. ^ ^  Since Mor’s being …
It’s that time again for another link-up! Thank you to everyone who participated last month’s link up on love interests! This month will be on the main character’s best friend. Most characters have at least one close friend and if not at the beginning the best friend will probably come later on. So what does your …
It’s Wonderful Word Wednesday again! Do you as a writer ever struggle finding that perfect word to describe something or you want to shake your writing up with some new words? Each Wednesday I post hand-picked descriptive words for writers and other vocabulary nerds out there. 😉 This is a really handy one. inutile adjective …
I’m not really a coffee person. I prefer tea, and I know a lot of fellow writers love tea, too. But have you ever wanted to break out of the Early Grey or English Breakfast norm and try something new? Well, let me help you find some cool new teas! If you need a little …
It’s Soundtrack Sunday again! The day where I post awesome music to write to or just listen to for pleasure if you’re a fellow soundtrack junkie. Lately, I’ve been on a huge Naruto kick and while watching Naruto Shippuden, I started paying attention to the music. Man, is it gorgeous, especially this piece called Utsusemi …
Teen Track 2015! This is my sixth year attending the Florida Christian Writers conference and unlike the others this is my final year for a while anyway. I’m nearly 22 and I’m aging out of the Teen Track and the amazing Mr. Bryan Davis will no longer be teaching there. Before I even heard that …
It’s Wonderful Word Wednesday again! Do you as a writer ever struggle finding that perfect word to describe something or you want to shake your writing up with some new words? Each Wednesday I post hand-picked descriptive words for writers and other vocabulary nerds out there. 😉 This is handy dandy one. effulgent adjective 1.) shining …
I’m not really a coffee person. I prefer tea, and I know a lot of fellow writers love tea, too. But have you ever wanted to break out of the Early Grey or English Breakfast norm and try something new? Well, let me help you find some cool new teas! If you need a little …
It’s Soundtrack Sunday again! The day where I post awesome music to write to or just listen to for pleasure if you’re a fellow soundtrack junkie. This piece is really close to my heart. Avatar: The Last Airbender is my favorite cartoon and this piece played during one of the most heart-wrenching scenes. If you’re a …
Soundtrack Sunday: Reconciliation (Avatar: The Last Airbender) Read More »
Basing characters off of ourselves. This happens fairly often sometimes intentionally and sometimes not. It is natural for our ideals to bleed through the paper or screen into the minds of our characters, but many times a writer will put all of their ideals and even parts of our pasts into one. Many highly successful …
Basing the Protagonist on Yourself: The Pros and Cons Read More »
