A continuation of last week’s post (found here), on building a character that will stand the test of time, this week I’d like to talk about how you actually sit down and build a character one word at a time. Tip #2: The Devil’s in the Details (Write it Out!) As we discussed earlier, aContinue reading “Building a Character – Word by Word”
Category Archives: Creative Writing
By Any Other Name
Alexander. The name stuck in his head like a sliver of popcorn in-between teeth. Caul paced the waiting room like a man possessed, grateful in a way that today he alone seemed to be facing this common ordeal. His panic had begun the night before, when his wife woke him from a sound sleep, hissingContinue reading “By Any Other Name”
Building a Character – They’re Not Characters, but People
In the interest of variety, I thought it might do us all some good to forgo the usual inspiration post this week and talk instead about the writing process. Now I don’t pretend to be any kind of expert on writing fiction – I don’t think anyone is. Creative writing is a wild horse withoutContinue reading “Building a Character – They’re Not Characters, but People”
Wasted Time
Louisa toyed with the idea of popping out her right eye, reaching in, and massaging the part of her brain just behind her brow which was threatening to leak out her ear. It was the third day of her migraine and she was out of any other ideas. Unread manuscripts and queries lurked in teeteringContinue reading “Wasted Time”
Empty Spaces
Do black holes get lonely, I wonder, staring out into the distant abyss as my spacecraft drifts by, gliding towards our objective. There used to be others to distract me from such unsettling musings; Jonsey, the programmer, Alexandra, the mess chief, and Zart, the navigator, amongst the rest of the crew. But they’re all gone,Continue reading “Empty Spaces”