Once again I find myself on deadline through the end of the year, so if I been a little quiet lately, that’s the reason! On deck is the final draft of a book due at the end of the January. While the official announcement hasn’t been made yet, I can say it’s been very funContinue reading “Is Tracking Word Count in First Drafts Really Useful?”
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How Weddings Can Enhance Your Storytelling
My week began with my parents celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary and will end attending the wedding of a cousin of mine. So weddings have been on my mind lately, mainly because they are a great excuse to bring characters together… and allow important plot beats to unfold. If I started listing the various storiesContinue reading “How Weddings Can Enhance Your Storytelling”
Is Historical Fiction That Much Different than Historical Fantasy?
History for those who choose to study it brings to light a number of wonders, atrocities, or curiosities that often are confined to dusty books. For writers, history becomes an avenue to write about current events by taking advantage of the distance that the past allows. But to write historical fiction, means to make a numberContinue reading “Is Historical Fiction That Much Different than Historical Fantasy?”
7 Tips for Writing Historical Fantasy
I’ve been writing historical fantasy for some years now, and have a few thoughts on how to do it well. Historical fantasy isn’t just adding magic to the story. It’s about blending magic thoughtfully to history in a ways that transforms the story. The following rules are mainly personal preference. They’re more guidelines I followContinue reading “7 Tips for Writing Historical Fantasy”
The Benefits of Going Out Into the World for Writers
The thing they don’t tell you about being a writer is that you have to *gasp* talk to people. Only a rare breed of writers can emerge out of nowhere, release a book, and vanish. For the rest of us talking about books, writing, and other topics (to mix up talking about books) is howContinue reading “The Benefits of Going Out Into the World for Writers”
Nicole Glover 