by Autumn | Oct 31, 2014 | Friends of my Enemy, Tips, Writing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I loved discovering a new series when I was a teenager. I was a voracious reader, easily devouring a paperback in a few days between school work and classes. And if it was a weekend… a book might not last a day. So finding a series...
by Autumn | Oct 17, 2014 | Born of Water, Friends of my Enemy, Rule of Fire, Spirit of Life, The World of Myrrah, Writing
“Damn,” Jared said as the last of his breath exited in awe. “I don’t think I’ve seen a city so beautiful even before the world went to shit. Do we have to blow it up?” There is the perception out there that every character is a piece of the author or, perhaps, aspects...
by Autumn | Aug 8, 2014 | Writing
A recent post over at the Guild of Dreams had me thinking about how I handle background information in my stories. Not that I don’t think about background quite a lot. I do! I love world building and tend not to start writing, well really writing the novel, until I’ve...
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...