When I first started writing professionally, I felt that there was no such thing as writer’s block. In my opinion, ideas were everywhere, and I thought that if you couldn’t write then you were just being lazy. As I’ve become a more experienced writer, I still think ideas are everywhere, Read more…
This week is going to seem a little random in topics, but I wanted to share five online resources that have helped me on my author career. These are tools for any part of your author journey, whether you are building a brand, brainstorming a story, researching facts, or just Read more…
The last three weeks I have gone over the three major areas of worldbuilding: physical, culture, and power. For my last post in this series, I want to introduce you to a tool that makes it less daunting and easier to bring it all together into one story. As I Read more…
Today’s post is the start of a four-part series on worldbuilding for science fiction and fantasy books. If you write in a different genre, you may still find this information helpful in your brainstorming. You won’t have to invent all of the things I’m going to talk about, but you Read more…
You have a shiny new idea for a book, but how do you make that idea into a story? Most people start with whatever excites them most. If you like worldbuilding, then you may start with a setting idea. Or maybe you want to tell a certain person’s story, or Read more…