I’m going to wrap-up my miniseries on writing introverted characters with a look at how their approach to life and their values impact their intimate relationships, and how that can be used in writing.
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Writing introverts, part 3
In this post, I’ll continue sharing my thoughts on writing introverted characters. This time, I’ll focus on their values.
Continue readingWriting introverts pt.2: A role to play
Two weeks ago, I made a post about some introverts’ aspects and a hint how that plays into writing an introverted character. Today, I’ll continue, with slightly more focus on the writing part. This will be a post about some roles an introverted character can have in a story.
Continue readingWriting/History: when the war isn’t really over
A slightly different post for today, a crossover for real history and fiction. Wars are often major parts in some types of books (Sci-Fi and Fantasy included) – and, sooner or later, both books and wars reach their end. The reality (which can be used well for fiction, as I’ll mention) may lead to a bitter ending that only leaves salt-filled wounds and a base for another conflict.
Continue readingInspiration: from SF and technology to fantasy
In this post, I’ll look into some cases when Sci-Fi inspired my writing, despite the fact I’m writing fantasy.
Continue readingSeasonal inspiration: autumn
The final ‘episode’ of the blog posts on taking inspiration from the individual seasons comes. Let’s see what the autumn can do!
Continue readingSeasonal inspiration: summer
Who wouldn’t like summer, right? Warm days, outdoor joy, meat on the grill… Following the winter and the spring, today I’ll talk about taking inspiration from the summer.
Continue readingSeasonal inspiration: spring
I’ve covered inspiration from winter and how you can use it for writing in one of my recent posts. Today, I continue with this mini-series with the spring.
Continue readingSeasonal inspiration: winter
A hike I went on in the mid-April had me thinking about the way the early spring’s bloom can evoke pleasant feelings and inspiration. So, I decided to take a deeper look at this. I’ll cover all the seasons in separate posts, starting today with winter.
Continue readingHiker’s self-inspiration: mishaps and weather
After some time, I’m returning to the topic of taking inspiration for my writing from my hikes. This time, I’ll focus on the inspiration given by weather and unexpected issues. The first post I made on this topic can be read here, while a post about some mishaps here.
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