by Autumn | Sep 27, 2017 | Tips, Writing
Writing relies heavily on telling the reader descriptions: clothing, appearances, landscapes, cities, movements, clues for time of day, and such. But there is so much more to the world of your story than this! Plus, it is telling and isn’t this supposed to be “show...
by Autumn | Sep 20, 2017 | 15 Minute Fantasy Writer
Welcome back to the 15 Minute Fantasy Writer video series! We have one more world building video, but before we get there I wanted to switch gears and talk about a very important subject. One that a lot of authors skirt around: covers! In this video, we will look at...
by Autumn | Sep 13, 2017 | Tips, Writing
I have a character on the verge of killing someone. Unfortunately for him, he can’t do it quite yet. Because, currently, he needs the other character. Oooh, but he hates him. It was that realization that he, character 1, doesn’t have to like the situation, even if he...
by Autumn | Sep 6, 2017 | 15 Minute Fantasy Writer
Welcome back to the 15 Minute Fantasy Writer video series! It is time to move on with world building in part 4. We’ve come so far from video 1 where we discussed how choosing the era helps you world build, including knowing the presumptions readers will make...
by Autumn | Sep 5, 2017 | News and Events, Tips, Writing
When I decided to start writing novels, I mean seriously start writing them and not just occasionally playing with a story idea, it had been AGES since my undergraduate creative writing courses. English degree or not, I knew I needed a refresher. Thus began what...
