Why? Why? Why? It sounds like a simple question but it is actually the most important question there is on what you are creating. A few years ago I participated as a ghostwriter and also helped on some scripts come to life. One game/technique we used is the why game. Did we keep asking whys? …
Not the same as motivation and very close to getting ideas. Inspiration can help you create new things. Please, do not go and copy. There are some vloggers that talk about not being a trend; to be a trendsetter. And they are actually right. You can do something like zombies, vampires, cyborgs, etc. but do …
The midpoint is a part of the story that is more or less in the middle or before the climax takes place. The midpoint takes your main character back to basics. It takes it to a part in him or herself that makes it question everything he/she does. In this case, the audience will either …
So you have your idea. You created a great concept and awesome characters. You start writing and… and you are stuck! You did the research, you follow through all the process and you are stuck. What happened? Did you lose your muse? The spark that ignites your creativity? When this part of the writing happens …
What feels like a huge journey can be deconstructed and seen smaller if it is put on a list. More or less these are the steps you will take if you are going to self publish. Develop the book idea. You are a creative person, so what is your book about? Research the idea. If …
How do you get the ball rolling for your story? How that idea gets to you and you write? Almost every time is just something you see and you need to build from there. It is not all figure out. You may see or know people that get ideas and just start writing. You will …
If you are writing, you know that it is hard. If you have a job plus you write? It’s even harder. Now the crown jewel of hard? Kids! It could be a baby, toddler, technically any age that depends on you, that the house doesn’t burn down to the ground. Technically this is the main …
You need it. You need dialogue. Or don’t you? I come from a scriptwriting background making dialogue not that important unless it is. There is nothing set in stone on how much dialogue you need for your story. You have to figure it out on what your story needs. You can’t bombard an audience with …
So I’ve been busy, busy, busy. Everything is going smoothly for the Reign of Darkness which I hope to get everything done before launch starting the second quarter of next year. This is provisional for now until I get everything figured out. So what have I been doing? Photos for the author platform and social …
If I’m writing a book, why I need to know about art? I think we have heard the saying never judge a book by its cover. The truth is everybody does it. It is not just the cover, but it is the first impression your work will get to a total unknown. So it will …