Written by Mooderino
The problem for some people is that working it all out beforehand is too constricting AND leaving it all to inspiration is too vague. Neither approach works.
Written by Sarah Allen
Discussion of the horror genre
Written by Mooderino
Characters in stories tend to be single-minded. Either they’re driven by internal need, or circumstances force them, but they rarely live a carefree existence going from one thing to the next as they please.
Written by Johnny Worthen
Horror author Neil Davies drops by to talk about his book Hard Winter, The Novel during spring clean up at The Blog Mansion
Written by Mooderino
When it comes to using emotion in a story, the person whose emotions should be most important to you is the reader.
Written by Mooderino
Rather than using how people speak to make them stand out, it is much easier and more effective to use what they say rather than how they say it.
Written by Mooderino
There are two basic types of character: the ordinary person and the special person.
Written by Mooderino
Some people can sit down with a blank page and start writing. And by some people I mean not me.
What most of us need before we start writing is an idea. A good one.
Written by Mooderino
The importance of story openings in the ebook era.
Written by Mooderino
When a character is focused on a single objective, the flow of the story is fairly easy to maintain. If, however, you have various objectives and storylines to contend with, things can get tricky.
Written by Johnny Worthen
I interview English author Sakina Murdock about her book Autotherapy, living in Cumbria and being English, birthplace of villainy.
Written by Janet Kay Jensen
American Buck Cooper’s accidental journey into Sumo wrestling is fascinating and laugh-out-loud funny. The reader gains an inside view into the world of Sumo wrestling, which is not for the faint of heart.
