When I write about my characters, I do far too much research about the area that they’ll be in. And, typically, it’s usually some place I’ve actually been, though I’m always too jazzed about being there while I’m there to take proper notes. That’s where the internet comes in handy! (And really, is there actually […]
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When Words Mean
As a writer, I have a vested interest in words. In what they mean, in how they are used, in how they are interpreted, because words are potent and powerful tools that, when used (either rightly or wrongly) can resonate so deeply, it goes down to the bone. So when I find music that does […]
A Well-Mannered Outline
There’s always a lot of discussion about the kind of writer you are. The one division that I hear a lot is the one between “pantsers” and “plotters.” Pantsers just go with the flow, they open their brains and let the words fall to the page, and it’s poetry in motion until the very end, […]