A Young Writer's Blog
Before you want to write a novel, you're going to want to know your characters pretty well, right? I mean, you don't want to write bland, wooden characters at the beginning of your novel and then by the end you've got your character down. No, you want to have them nice and rounded already before … Continue reading Four Part Blog Series: Beginning a Novel: Part 4: The Characters
Alright, now that you have every thing you need to put together your plot, it's time to slide it all together. Your characters, theme, character arc, plot, story, goal, motivations, message, snippets and epic scenes are ready to be set down into a time line. 1: Set it Down To start, just...start. There isn't much … Continue reading Four Part Blog Series: Beginning a Novel: Part 3: Beginning to Write the Plot
So now you've written down the main ideas of your story, you have the basic blocks of your novel outline complete. Now you want to begin fleshing out your theme some more. 1: Brainstorm Even though you have what the idea of the theme is, think about this: how do the different characters respond to … Continue reading Four Part Blog Series: Beginning a Novel: Part 2: Fleshing out the Theme
Hey all! Today I'm going to post the first part in a blog series, called 'Beginning a Novel'. It's a four part series. We’ll cover when you get that first little spark for a novel in your head, all the way to having a complete outline for your novel and good, rounded characters. I really … Continue reading Four Part Blog Series: Beginning a Novel: Part 1: The Spark
Hello, hello! So I was looking through some of my older work that I had made a few years back, and I came across these two old poems that I thought were really funny and I wanted to share them with you. Enjoy! 😀 The Jester A jester played for the king He danced and … Continue reading Two Old Poems
Name: Flogii Story: A Silence in the Shadows Occupation: None Equipment: None, but has wizard magic Special Note: Flogii and Crog, another wizard, used to travel the lands fighting strange beasts and saving villages from their wrath. Flogii, the nice old man Jered and Faal gave eggs to once a week, was really a wizard. … Continue reading Character Bio: Flogii
You write as fast as you can, sweating and grunting with every word you pound out, and then two minutes after writing several long, amazing paragraphs, you think to yourself, Wow! I've been writing a ton! I think I'll look down and check my word count! So you glance down, that sweat trickling down your … Continue reading How to Write With More Speed and Excitement
Hey! So today I'm going to share with you guys a complete chapter of my novel, A Silence in the Shadows. This is coming from a novel in progress, so be ready for many typos and grammatical mistakes. Also, it is chapter nine, so you may not know exactly what's going on because it's a … Continue reading Chapter of a Novel: A Silence in the Shadows: The First Fight
When you another writing friend who wants you to give them feedback on their story, be it on a writing community or an actual friend, you'll want to know how to give good feedback and not discourage the person when you give them your corrections. It can hinder their productivity and make them not feel … Continue reading Giving Feedback That Doesn’t Hurt (Too Much)
Name: Crater Hawson Story: A Silence in the Shadows Occupation: The Silent Force Equipment: Sword Special Note: Crater was the leader of the team that came and saved Belak when he was escaping from the Ocpots. Crater Hawson, a man with good humor and laughs can set anyone at ease. But also a leader and … Continue reading Character Bio: Crater Hawson
