I’ve “entered” editorrent’s Pen Olympics. I’m on Team Fiction in the Pre-Writing category for Rys and Gianna’s story, for recently I’ve realized I need to start plotting from scratch before I write any more scenes. To not do so would be a waste of time.
I’ve also recently realized that Rys needs more faults and character [...]
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Rys meets Robin Hood…
February 13, 2010 – 6:28 pm
Loving Your Character
February 2, 2010 – 3:45 pm
I’ve been thinking lately about what makes me, as a reader, fall in love with a character someone else created. What is it exactly that I love about my favorite characters? Is it their skills? Personality traits? How they respond to things? What they’ve survived?
My favorite hero is Miach, from Lynn Kurland’s first Nine Kingdoms [...]
Beautiful Scotland: Sunset
January 25, 2010 – 12:23 pm
I love winter. Seriously! I lived in Florida for 13 years, and I really missed fall, winter, and spring. (Florida’s seasons are summer, hurricane season, and fire season.) So now that I’m back up north where the seasons change, I’m really enjoying how each winter day presents a different beautiful view.
Here’s a sunset view that [...]