One of the biggest things I’ve done to develop my setting and characters is answer questions. Normally I’ll sit down with my cowriter and a cup of hot chocolate for a long conversation, but (a) …
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Callista
Callista is one of my characters that I’m working to develop, and I thought I might write her backstory. Try not to cry as much as I did. They left me chained to the wall of …
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Pinterest Roundup: Melissa
Here’s to roundup number 2! Melissa is, to be honest, one of my favorite characters. I’ve found myself putting more of me into her than the others. It’s interesting to watch that. Putting yourself, as …
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Pinterest Roundup: Annemarie
I thought I might share some of my favorite images of the characters- our Characters board on Pinterest has grown to over one hundred eighty pins. We’ll see how it works, I guess! Annemarie is …
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Project I WILL teach myself to draw
Let’s just say I’m very tired of saying “I can’t draw to save my life”. See, Karis can draw gorgeously, able to visualize her characters and churn out a rendition of them that looks like …
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The INFP
So, I found a pin the other day that talked about what appealed to each of the MBTI types. All that they were saying sounded quite poetic, so I decided to randomly write a bit …
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In Progress
Just a few hours ago I returned from my family’s cottage up north, and after about two weeks of not being in my own room, it is wonderful. The house is noticeably emptier (we had …
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Main characters
So, I thought I might introduce you to my main characters! I got the idea from StoryPort, a lovely blog/site by Brianna da Silva, who created the six-prompt character challenge. I followed it, asking myself …
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Characters pt. 1
I’m not an artist, the picture was done by Karis. Also, this post has spoilers for The Lost Isle, and while I’m aware that no one besides Karis, Caroline, and my family knows them already, …
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The Misconception
I’ve found that many people believe that the author of a story is the one who comes up with it. It is certainly the most scientific explanation, the explanation that makes the most sense, but by no …
