Today’s post is on the topic of morally gray characters–and boy, do I have feelings about this one. First off, let’s get the definition settled on. A morally gray character is different from an antihero, which is a villain you’re supposed to root for (Gru from Despicable Me is probably the most famous example I’m familiar …
Today’s post deals with the more technical aspects of writing, so if you’re a fan of behind-the-scenes type content, you’re going to love this. When I was thirteen years old, I unofficially participated in NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. I say “unofficially” because technically, NaNoWriMo is an organization with a website that you can …
Good morning, everyone! It is Day Two of following the Indie Writer’s Maytober prompts, and today’s question is about the villains of the book. A lot of the prompts are actually about villains–not a majority, but a significant minority. Therefore, it is important that you are properly introduced to them. I will say this about …
Welcome back, everyone! It’s officially summer break, which means that I finally have the time and energy to hopefully get back to writing. Teaching is exhausting, y’all. I had a hard enough time keeping up with general housework and going to church once or twice a week. Any energy that I’ve had in the past …
Typical. I decided to write a blog post because my cat had fallen asleep on my lap and I was at my desk, and of course he woke up and left as soon as I started typing. Anyway, I got an email recently. I get lots of emails, mostly junk mail, but this one was …