I have to admit: Theme is my biggest weakness in writing. If I have themes in my books, it is entirely by mistake. I even have a silly superstition that if I dig around too deeply in the themes in my writing, I will ruin them somehow. In light of […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
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Huge thanks to Eva Vanrell for inviting me to participate in today’s Character Interview Blog Hop! Eva is an: Author. Attorney. New Orleanian. Lover of Cherry Ring Pops. Confirmed Japanophile. Dreamer. Sometimes Obsessive. Blunt to a Fault. Wishful-Thinker. Tea and Anime Compulsive. Diehard. She lives in New Orleans with her husband, two […]
Sometimes when you craft a setting, you come up against obstacles that seem insurmountable. With all other aspects of writing, you can rig the game a bit–plot not working? Just adjust it until it does. Characters not cooperating? Kill them off, or change parts of their backstory so they do […]
Something we hear over and over again when learning how to write is be consistent, down to the smallest detail. In fantasy in particular, but I would argue in any genre, an inconsistency in setting takes the reader out of the story. Inconsistencies can be big, like the use of […]
So, now you have your setting. You have pages and pages of notes and research. How do you bring these facts to life in the book? How do you write a setting so vivid that the reader is truly transported? Use Specific Details You should have enough fodder now to create […]
While I often draw details from the real world to feed my fantasy world building, I have never had to portray a current, real world place in my writing. Robert L. Slater is here today to share his experiences researching place for his forthcoming near-future novel Straight Into Darkness, sequel to the […]