The concept of The Hero’s Journey is a well-known trope amongst writers as it is commonly used in modern day storytelling. Since most contemporary stories are character driven, it helps that The Hero’s Journey is also focused on the protagonist and how to guide them through the story. It also helps that elements of The … Continue reading Using The Hero’s Journey to Understand Plot Structure and Character Development
Category: Musings
How Much Worldbuilding is Enough?
Something I’ve always thought about is how much worldbuilding does a story need to have? It’s especially daunting when writing a story in either a fantasy or science fiction setting in a fictional world. There’s a lot that goes into establishing a setting for the story but there’s a question of the balance between worldbuilding … Continue reading How Much Worldbuilding is Enough?
Showing Romance in Storytelling
While not always necessary in all stories, romance can be that additional touch on top of a well thought out storyline. It adds that added bit of drama and tension that a lot of people love to see. It can help with the character development of those involved and can lead to heartwarming scenes or … Continue reading Showing Romance in Storytelling
Story Musing: Travel and Distance
Worldbuilding and character development can be two of the most difficult parts of writing any compelling story. Each takes a long time and careful consideration to come across as believable. One of the most common ways to tell a story is through the concept of the hero’s journey, where the protagonist is forced to go … Continue reading Story Musing: Travel and Distance
Author Update: Draft #2 done, Updated Editions Incoming
Hello everyone!It’s been quite some time since I’ve last given an update, almost half a year now actually. It’s safe to say a lot has happened since then, especially with regards to editing the second draft and why it took so long. There’s the obvious answer that there was a lack of focus and direction … Continue reading Author Update: Draft #2 done, Updated Editions Incoming
Story Musing: The 5D Storyline
Constructing an engaging story with characters that are likeable or interesting is a challenge in of itself, but writing a story with multiple moving and complex parts can be an incredible challenge. The 5D (five dimensional) storyline, as I like to call it, is a story with multiple plot threads happening all at once that … Continue reading Story Musing: The 5D Storyline
Author Musing: Reading to Become a Better Writer
Hello everyone! To be quite candid, the past few months have been quite difficult to finish the second draft of book 3 for The Legend of Nariko series. I suspect part of the reason for this is that I was trying to force the words to come out onto the page without being able to … Continue reading Author Musing: Reading to Become a Better Writer
Author Update: Book 3 Draft #2 in the works & New Book Series in the works
Hello everyone!Been a hectic few months trying to get the first draft of The Legend of Nariko: Hellfire Rising done, might even change the title though I don’t think it will be necessary. The first draft is writing the entire story, discovery writing as the story almost develops itself. The second draft is, ideally, going … Continue reading Author Update: Book 3 Draft #2 in the works & New Book Series in the works
Author Musing: What I Learned Finishing my Book 3 Draft a Year Late
Hello Everyone! An odd way to announce that the first draft of my third book, The Legend of Nariko: Hellfire Rising, is finally done after all this time, but I felt it was appropriate given the challenge it presented. When I published my second book, it was January 2021 when the pandemic quarantine was still … Continue reading Author Musing: What I Learned Finishing my Book 3 Draft a Year Late
Story Musing: Writing a Clever Protagonist
One type of character I’ve noticed that’s been tricky to write has always been the clever protagonist. Typically a lot of fantasy novels resort to the protagonist unlocking a special power, summoning an inner strength (maybe the power of love, friendship, confidence, etc.), or just something that allows them to overpower the antagonist. It follows … Continue reading Story Musing: Writing a Clever Protagonist
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