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via Invisible I'm asked a lot (A LOT) what it takes to become an author. I can't help but pause each time I hear those words. "Is it a trick question?" It might be, but the answer is simple—WRITE! It really is that simple. If you want to be a writer/author then all you … Continue reading Stop Making Your Characters Feel Invisible!
Yes, your story probably has been done before. It's okay! Here's why...
The narrative poem can take many forms, but I would like to explore a very unique pattern, which I have used to create a new poetic form I call the ravenelle, in honor of the eerie poem whose structure it is based on. The basic format is trochaic, and while it may seem to be done in octameter lines, it is actually written by combining eleven tetrameter lines into six written lines of poetry in each stanza.
via Captivating New ideas can be so captivating... The new character who pops up and wants to tell us their whole life story. A new villain who wants us to document his world takeover. New stories are always so much fun! But what good is all that inspiration if it's never shared with readers? Listen, … Continue reading Go write, Askew
via Wonder Our Managing Editor, Dusty Grein, often uses the analogy that a book should play like a movie in the reader's mind. It's the author's job to make sure that movie plays through and the reader forgets they're looking at words on a page. To enthrall our readers to the point they can't put our … Continue reading Stop Telling Stories! Wait, what?
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