A Writer’s Character Secret
Writing is an outlet for emotional and logical discussions for me. When no one wants to talk about what I want to work out in my mind, I write. I write for relaxation. [...]
Side Quests
September 16, 2021 Side Quests Have you ever played those role playing video games (yes, I know they are called RPGs) where you are a character (or in the case of my personal favorite, Star Ocean, the Second Story, you are several characters)? Your job is to get from A [...]
Where Do I Start?
March 15, 2021 Where Do I Start? Have you ever wanted to start writing and looked at a blank paper or computer screen and thought, “okay, how do I start?” *Raises hand and waves it frantically* Honestly, I just go for it. Maybe I’ll edit and cut or rewrite the [...]
Improvising
April 10, 2020 Improvising Sometimes things don’t go as planned. So you have to learn to improvise. In the words from a movie I used to watch with my Daddy, “adapt and overcome.” (Heartbreak Ridge with Clint Eastwood) Daddy used that phrase all the time, along with “think outside the [...]
You Can’t Rush Art
"You Can't Rush Art" say my illustrators while I'm waiting on cover art for two new releases! [...]
Meet Kalam Tevortae
June 19, 2018 Meet Kalam Tevortae We’re going to meet another fictional character today. Kalam Tevortae began as a small part in the story, Web of Deception, but when my little brother became interested enough to actually listen to my odd world, Kalam took on more of my brother’s traits [...]
Biblical Film Adaptations
June 16, 2018 Biblical Film Adaptations In this world, the entertainment industry often gets inspiration or ideas from books to transform into movies. Of course, as a writer, I like to point out to the girls that every movie started as the written word (aka written or typed scripts). One [...]
Creating Characters: Web of Deception
February 11, 2018 Creating Characters: Web of Deception The first of my epic fantasy novels to be published, Web of Deception, has some of my favorite characters. It took over seven years of development and several revisions to complete this work. I’m a bit of a perfectionist, so I never [...]
Creating Characters: Ann, Mary, and Susan
The secret to staying young is by having someone base a character on you! [...]
Creating Characters : Brantley Station Saga
February 8, 2018 Creating Characters: Brantley Station Saga One of the last set of characters I created were for a youth adventure series called “Brantley Station Saga.” This entire set was built off of one comment by my Dad. He was helping develop a website when he observed, “all of [...]