Normally a lot of stories, especially in the fantasy and science fiction genre, typically go for a very grand, large-scale story. The stakes are high, the world is in danger, and only the protagonist(s) can save the day. It’s the classic Hero’s Journey formula and raising the stakes is usually always a safe bet for … Continue reading Benefits of Writing a Smaller Scale Story.
Tag: Development
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
Author Update: Book Schedule and Update for 2025 Publishing
Hello everyone! Bit early to be talking about 2025, but I’ve been thinking about my book publishing schedule a lot lately. The main issue I’ve been having is that there’s been a roughly three year gap between each release which isn’t good. It occurred to me how detrimental that is when I was writing my … Continue reading Author Update: Book Schedule and Update for 2025 Publishing
Return from Hiatus with some Good News!
Hello everyone!A little longer than I intended, but the final draft for book 3 is finally done! I had to rewrite a few key points to make sure it had proper flow to the story and ended in a way I felt was satisfying. I’m rather happy with how the story’s changed and how it … Continue reading Return from Hiatus with some Good News!
No Blog Post, Short Break to Finish Book 3!
Hello everyone! Sorry for the delay, having to go back to the office a few days every week has thrown my schedule for a loop. But I wanted to update you on the status of book 3. It's almost done! I went on a bit of an editing tear over the course of last week. … Continue reading No Blog Post, Short Break to Finish Book 3!
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