by Autumn | Aug 2, 2013 | Born of Water, Rule of Fire, The World of Myrrah, Writing
Sometimes my fantasy world building spills over into the real world. You see, my husband and I are building a house. We aren’t expert carpenters or plumbers. Even more challenging is it is in a remote spot and off-grid. Lots of hurdles to tackle there. I feel like...
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 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...
