Classifying Yourself

Classifying Yourself

by | Jun 30, 2019 | Blog, Method, Writing

Last week I told you all about this cool way players of Dungeons & Dragons classify their characters based on how well they follow laws or rules (lawful/neutral/chaotic) and what sort of person they are (good/neutral/evil). Click here to read that post if you...
Classifying Your Characters

Classifying Your Characters

by | Jun 23, 2019 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

My daughter is a Dungeon Master. Nope, that doesn’t mean that she tortures people, it means that she leads Dungeons & Dragons games. In fact, she spends a great deal of her free time playing D&D and writing new scenarios to lead others through. Yes, people...
Why I write… why do you?

Why I write… why do you?

by | Jun 16, 2019 | Blog, Life, Method, Writing

I think an apology, or at least an explanation is in order here. Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog giving you advice on how to write through to the end—tldr: Using story structure and character development (goal, motivation, and conflict) you can be sure to not lose that...
Getting Through to the end

Getting Through to the end

by | Jun 2, 2019 | Blog, Method, Writing, Writing Craft

I’ve recently met a number of people in the various writing “meet-ups” I attend weekly who have been working furiously away at stories for the past few weeks or even months. Suddenly, they’ve realized that they’re stuck. This blog post is...
Getting the Words Done

Getting the Words Done

by | May 26, 2019 | Blog, Life, Method, Writing

I am an extremely lucky person. I am very well aware of this. Every now and then I get the opportunity to join my husband when he travels to interesting places. Sometimes I go along and decide that I’ll take a few days off to explore and experience a new place, and...