Whether or not to include a prologue in your story is a question many writers face. Today, I’ll share my opinion on this matter.
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Seasonal 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 readingForging a character: Etian Windwalker
While I’ve planned to have a shaman in my story since the late concept stage, it took some time before a shaman character with a significant appearance was created – in the form of Etian Windwalker.
Continue readingWriting: measuring progress
Measuring writing progress might seem simple at the first glance. There’s the word count, after all. But what about the drafting stages when the word count stagnates or even drops?
Continue readingClichés: family feuds
Family feud is another very old cliché. While it was probably made the most famous by William Shakespeare, it has much older roots. In this post, I’ll share my look into it and try to explore the ways it can be used.
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 readingWriting: Learning from experience
“The best way to improve your writing is to write more.” Of all the writing advice I’ve seen, this is probably the most-repeated one. And, also, the best and simplest one – both to understand and to execute.
Continue reading4/2019 Writing update
When I posted my March update, I was nearing the end of an edit pass. It’s time to see what I’ve done since then.
Clichés: collapsing cave
I am back with another post about a specific cliché. This time, it’s what I called ‘The collapsing cave’ even though it’s definitely not limited to caves, as I’ll show through the post.
Continue readingWriting: wrap-up worries
I’ve covered the challenges I faced when writing beginnings two weeks ago. In this post, I’ll share the challenges I’ve faced when writing the endings.
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