When Someone Else Writes Your Idea
I’ve faced this issue multiple times: I’ve had a great idea for a story – perhaps I’ve even started writing it – and then I happen to pick up an already-published book, or watch a movie or TV show, and there’s my story smirking back at me. I’m convinced my so-called muse got fed up […]
More on Point of View
I’m still reading Inkspell* (don’t laugh! I’m also reading Life of Pi* and Playful Parenting* and I only get a few minutes a day to gulp down a page or so), but I’m finding this a very interesting example of a multiple viewpoint book. It is addressing a lot of issues I was exploring in […]
Standing Alone
Since I made the decision to turn my trilogy into a stand alone novel I’ve been trying to choose between the options of interweaving the three related stories or running them separately as Parts 1, 2, and 3. My heart likes the former. It will make for a fuller, rounder story, and it will take […]
Villainitis
I struggle to maintain my villains at a “pure evil” level. I’ve started a couple of books intending to introduce a gleefully wicked antagonist only to find myself understanding my character’s motives. It’s only a short step from there to discovering that your villain actually cares about something or someone, that he has a soft […]