Hello Everyone! August and September have been rather rough months. I had to deal with an infection that was sapping a lot of my energy dealing with it. Fortunately I’m now at the tail end of it and mostly better now. Unfortunately it’s been an erratic couple months of ups and downs in terms of … Continue reading Author Update: Going on Vacation but still Writing and Editing
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How to Write the Chosen One Archetype
Whether writing a long running series or a one-off story, especially in character driven stories as most are nowadays, getting the main character of the story right is one of the most crucial aspects of storywriting. When it comes to writing fantasy and science fiction stories, it’s often quite normal to rely on the “chosen … Continue reading How to Write the Chosen One Archetype
Author Update – New Editions Coming Out Soon!
Hello Everyone! August has been a rather rough month as I’ve been dealing with an infection that’s made it rather difficult to concentrate. That being said, some progress has still been made! Editing book 3 has been going well as my editor and I are going through the final draft and I’m hoping to still … Continue reading Author Update – New Editions Coming Out Soon!
Being Creative in 2024
While this may be more relevant to 2024, it has been something I’ve been noticing for quite some time now. Whether you’re a writer, an artist, a musician, or really any type of creative person out there, the landscape of social media and the internet as a whole has made it difficult to not only … Continue reading Being Creative in 2024
Author Update: Countdown to Publishing!
Hello everyone!It’s been a chaotic month of editing my third book and planning out my fourth book. My editor and I have been going back and forth over notes and considerations so there’s been some revisions but nothing dramatic. Book 3 will still be on track to publish around November hopefully so long as nothing … Continue reading Author Update: Countdown to Publishing!
What makes for an engaging protagonist?
A daunting question every writer must face but one that doesn’t have a definitive answer, how does a writer create a protagonist that is engaging and makes the story worth reading? Something to note though is that we’re looking to write an engaging protagonist as opposed to just a likeable character. Trying to write a … Continue reading What makes for an engaging protagonist?
How to Balance Main Characters with Side Characters
Characters are the core of almost every story. With this comes a sort of hierarchy of importance regarding the cast of characters. Most stories often take the person vs person conflict meaning the most important characters, the highest on the hierarchy, are the protagonist (assuming they’re the main character as well which is normally the … Continue reading How to Balance Main Characters with Side Characters
Author Update: Editing, Revisions and Progress
Hello everyone!I realize this update is two weeks late and I apologize for that. I’ve been rather busy this last month working on the revisions and suggestions my editor has sent me as well as various art projects. There’s a lot I hope to accomplish and I’m realizing that I need to be a lot … Continue reading Author Update: Editing, Revisions and Progress
How to Write Absentee Antagonists
One of the core things I’ve learned is that creating well written characters is hard. There’s a lot that goes into each of them regarding their backgrounds, personalities, relationships, motivations, strengths, weaknesses, etc. Naturally writers think of the protagonist first and how to fully develop them which makes sense. We want the reader to feel … Continue reading How to Write Absentee Antagonists
The Importance of Strong Side Characters
The protagonists are usually also the main characters of the story, the ones that the reader cares about most, but what about the supporting cast of characters? What role do the side characters play in the story? Often they’re a supplemental element of the story to the main character(s) as they help to give depth … Continue reading The Importance of Strong Side Characters
Raph's Cozy Musings 