This is how I think being a storyteller differs from being a writer. Ten months ago, I got a part-time job working for an impressive and amazing entrepreneur. She has multiple business ventures, is a frequent guest on podcasts, webinars, and seminars – and I am pretty certain she never stops coming up with new…
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The Best Fictional Characters Seem Utterly Real to Me
That is why the characters that writers create matter. In 1998, I was sitting at my desk at work. And I was bored. At the time, I was the sales manager for an itty-bitty audiophile record label. Though I was good at my job, it came with long periods where I had nothing to do….
4 Ways I Tell a Story in my Writing Style
This is my take on how my writing tells a story. When it comes to the how of storytelling, I think most people consider perspective and tense first. Is the story told in a first-person or third-person perspective? Is it in past, present, or future tense? But how you tell a story can cover other…
Go Ahead and Tell Your Story
If you have a story in your head – go ahead and tell it. I have come across many people who’ve talked about sharing a story. Some of the stories they want to share are fiction; others are very real yet seemingly fictional; some are allegorical; others are less about the story and more character-driven….
Life is All About Stories
Stories come in many variables – true, false, and everywhere in-between. Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone. Some people tell stories quite matter-of-factly. Thing ‘A’ happened with person ‘B’ at time ‘C’ and the outcome was ‘D’. It may not seem like much of a story – but it still is. Many people don’t…
Returning to Unfinished Works
When returning to unfinished works, recognize there’s been change. I began writing what would become my fantasy series, The Source Chronicles, in 1998. A lot of work went into it, and before long I had completed the first three books. That, of course, led to the series becoming 5 books (instead of the original planned…
Do I Find the Words or Do the Words find Me?
One of the ongoing challenges of writing. The words sometimes come really easily. You sit at the keyboard or with a pen and paper, and BOOM there are words. Other times, this is far more challenging. Even when you complete the work, sometimes it’s amazing awesomeness, and other times you’re like, “Really? Where did this…
I Am Me – What Does That Mean?
I am me. And that’s all that matters, really. It has taken me a long time to understand what this means. A lot of my life I have spent unsure of just what this amounts to. Lots of time inside my own head. There are a lot of different factors that go into how I…
Who Sets the Rules for Your Worlds?
Your world, your rules. I am part of a Facebook group for sci-fi and fantasy authors. I have seen a lot of writers have questions about how certain matters are workable. The powers of Gods and Demigods, means of intergalactic space travel, attributes for specific characters, magical rules, and so on. One of the best…
Why Write? Shared Inspiration.
Why write? I write because there are worlds in my head that I feel the need to share. These worlds and characters have been swirling about for most of life. It began with sci-fi when I was nine. I called it Wildfire. Fifty pages, handwritten and illustrated…a world where a mad scientist invents robots that…
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