Tag: Books
Books I’ve read or reading … or writing?
Not THAT wizard named Harry! This article is about Harry Dresden, the wizard of the Jim Butcher book series, The Dresden Files. Harry Dresden happens to be a supernatural …
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Here’s a little list of my favorite mentors for the Art & Craft of Writing: Alan Watt Chris Fox Christine Frazier Holly Lisle James Scott Bell K.M. Weiland Kristen …
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One of my favorite authors and mentors has just released a great book that I had the honor to preview … and subsequently bought my own copy (yes it’s …
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My current project is a story series I’m calling “The Wizard Wars” (working title). Synopsis: Faithless and ordinary farm girl (situation), Faybel Vala (protagonist), wants nothing more than …
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In his novel, Plot & Structure, James Scott Bell uses the three act structure as his basis. He further breaks down the acts into Beginnings (Act 1), Middles (Act …
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I used to love to draw until I broke three bones in my right wrist (and I’m right-handed). Now I just admire some of my favorite illustrators. I love …
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Do you create an outline before you write your stories? I’ve been reading a lot about outlining. Authors that do it, authors that don’t, some who just jot down …
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Reading more in the book “The Writer’s Journey” by Christopher Vogler. He talks about Archetype characters … not necessarily that each of these have to be “individual characters” in …
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So my reading for today is the book “The Writer’s Journey” by Christopher Vogler in which he uses a modified version of The Hero’s Journey by Joseph Campbell. Here’s …
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One of the things that has stuck out to me the most in my reading of the 90-Day Novel is the fact that the writing exercises get you into …
