In today’s post, I’ll look into another aspect of world-building: languages and language skills of character, focusing on fictional worlds.
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Storytelling: holding grudges
In today’s post, I’ll look into an aspect of human nature that could be used for both good and wrong in writing. From helping to make a character relatable to making them look extremely foolish.
Continue readingStorytelling details: custom swearwords
Today, I’m delving into a topic that may be quite unusual: swear words in writing. Specifically, when writers have characters use swears specific to the story. I’ll aim for both a general approach and my personal opinion.
Continue reading12/2021 Writing update
The last month of 2021 is over – and so comes the last monthly update of 2021. I won’t make it a yearly update – I made that back in October when I had my one-year self-publishing anniversary.
Continue reading2021 books retrospective
With the year coming to an end, I’ll look back at some of the books I’ve read, as well as on my own writing process.
Continue readingStorytelling: hope
I’ve been thinking about some common aspects of the stories I like. And I’ve found that one of them is hope. In this post, I’ll share why.
Continue readingKnow the Novel part three – Words written
The year’s looming end is a time for reflection, and Christine Smith’s three-part tag is a way to have a not-so-serious look at the state of my project. So, here come her 10 questions and my answers.
Continue readingWriting: back to the drawing board?
Recently, I got to face a tough question with my story. One that may be a matter of opinion. An issue that isn’t too large, but fixing it is. So I’ll look at it with some thoughts about how to deal with small problems that may need a lot of work.
Continue reading11/2021 Writing update
I’ve skipped the typical monthly update in October, but it’s back for November, even though there are still two days left in the month. There was progress, but a different kind that I maybe hoped for.
Continue readingKnow the Novel part two: Within the WIP
In late October, I took up a challenge of sorts, three posts over three months to show more about my writing project. The first part was to introduce it, the second part – right here – is to show something about the project in progress.
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