Tag Archives: character building

A story is the same length as a piece of string

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

Another Flash Fiction Friday goes by without a flash fiction from me. The Smurfs are still languishing on my hard drive. It being a humorous kind of piece, I have to be in the right frame of mind to write it and … Continue reading →

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Into the Dark – #FridayFlash – Show Not Tell Crusader Challenge

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

The challenge was as follows: The Show Not Tell Challenge: In 300 words or less, write a passage (it can be an excerpt from your WIP, flash fiction, a poem, or any other writing) that shows (rather than tells) the following: … Continue reading →

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Death, Destruction and Despair – Writing Conflict

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

I’m working on the synopsis for my next Splintered Lands story (bless them, they want me to write more) and I reached a point this morning where I threw down my mechanical pencil and whined ‘this is boooooooooring! Where’s the … Continue reading →

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Interactive story – where YOU are the hero

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

Well, it’s actually more accurate to say you’re the decision-maker, but that was a bit long for the title. So, this isn’t a post about interactive stories in general. I actually want to start one on this blog. Chenoa Fawn … Continue reading →

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Cut, cut, cut, oh I like that bit! Ok, cut, cut, cut – the editing process

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

Don’t you love the editing process? All those plot holes that spring to light, snapping at your throat, the three different ways you spelt ‘their’, the endless discovery of typos, multiplying like flys on… Oh, you don’t like the editing … Continue reading →

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Building your fantasy world #2 – what about the people?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

By ‘people’ I mean “the species of which your protagonist is a member”. This can be anything from humans to Rfflikians from Nar’kzdos. In the end, if your story revolves around these “people” (for want of a better word) they … Continue reading →

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Describing emotion: how does that make you FEEL?

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

We’ve all been there. Our characters are hurtling along the rollercoaster that we have made of their lives and then something terrible happens. And they’re… what? Devastated? Horrified? Heartbroken? How does the reader know? We want our audience to know … Continue reading →

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POV – telling the right character’s story

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

The authors over at Splintered Lands are putting together a fantasy anthology set in their world (if you are interested in submitting, find the guidelines here) and they accepted my story. That is, they accepted a synopsis. Before I wrote … Continue reading →

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If in doubt, remember who you’re writing about.

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

This is a service announcement – normal service has been resumed. Yes folks, after beating myself up and eventually just giving myself a break, I wrote about 2.5k words today. I am back on track. There was even blood, general … Continue reading →

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