by Autumn | May 16, 2014 | Born of Water, Rule of Fire, Spirit of Life, The World of Myrrah, Tips, Writing
A few years ago, I was in a leadership course. Thirteen of us sitting in a room where we had to select, design, and create a group project. Lesson 1: thirteen people reaching an agreement is very, very difficult! So, on an epic fantasy quest… why does everyone seem to...
by Autumn | Apr 25, 2014 | Born of Water, Rule of Fire, Spirit of Life, The World of Myrrah, Tips, Writing
Planning a trilogy is not the same as writing a novel. Especially when, like so many new authors, I wrote the first book without much of a concept on what would happen next – or even if there would be a next. I was happy to have written a book at that point!...
by Autumn | Apr 15, 2013 | Tips, Writing
I don’t tend to get writer’s block often. When I do, it is usually because of one of two reasons: I don’t know enough about the world/characters that I’m writing about or that I know too much about the world/characters I’m writing about. Sort of a paradox, I know, but...
by Autumn | Mar 11, 2013 | Tips, Writing
When I became serious about writing and admitted that it was more than a hobby to myself, I signed up for a Novel Writing Class. In the end, I ended up taking two such courses, attending an Advanced Creative Writing course as well. Even though neither met all of my...
by Autumn | Mar 4, 2013 | Tips, Writing
For some reason when I first started writing, character development was a stumbling point. Well good character development anyway! I tried everything to get to know my characters: info sheets to bubble charts to interviews. I had compiled lots of information like a...
by Autumn | Feb 24, 2013 | Tips, Writing
Editing is a mind game. First, you must convince yourself that a significant portion of all that hard work you just poured forth must go. All those clever turns of phrase that had you giggling like a maniacal genius at 2 a.m., well . . . they just clog up the plot, I...
