Like painting yourself into a corner – but with words Has this ever happened to you? You were writing, chugging away, words flowing and the story nicely coming along. And then, suddenly, you found yourself stuck. It hadn’t worked quite as you thought it would. Characters and situations are in a bind and you have…
Tag: written word
The Beauty of World-Building
You have tons of options when world-building – both as a pantser and as a planner. My primary love in writing is sci-fi and fantasy. With that comes a need for world-building. This can take any number of forms – and can be incredible on lots of different levels. And of course, my tagline is…
The More Things Change…
Current affairs can and will influence fiction. Some things never change. In the fall of 2020, I sat down and plotted out a story. It was the first time I had really done that. Before this planning, I had – except for some world-building – almost exclusively written as a pantser. Before long, I had…
Writing Fiction is an Act of Mindfulness
Nontraditional mindfulness, but still mindful. What IS mindfulness? It is conscious awareness of your inner mindset/headspace/psyche self. It’s reached via conscious awareness of your sensory input and thoughts, feelings, actions, and intentions. That awareness on the surface – and then the immediate sense of self – puts you in touch with your subconscious mind. It…
Sharing My Love of the Written Word for the Holidays
I have always been a fan of the written word. I started reading at a young age, and when my family began to get shaken up, I think I probably escaped into books a lot. Writing has always come easily to me. Genre, topic, doesn’t entirely matter to me. When I get to put words…
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