What inspired you to write your first book? I got the idea for The Lost Heir while in college. I’ve always been interested in the possibility of other worlds and beings similar to us existing and thought it would be neat to explore how someone from Earth would react...
As this is the last Friday Funday Prompt of 2014, I would like to thank all my followers for their support, encouragement and most of all your interaction. It is why I blog - to share my writing journey and hopefully give encouragement to other writers. Our journey's...
As a winning participant in NaNoWriMo, we are offered the opportunity of creating proof copies of our November novel. Part of this process is of course deciding on a cover for the book. I created one for my latest narrative, The Giving Thief. I liked the basic design...
When we create a narrative, our first priority is to decide on which point of view we want to use, the narrative perspective or mode. First person, second or third. Each has it’s own guidelines and enables us to manipulate the reader into the mindset of the character...
What is your motivation for writing? Let's look at each scenario: a) Money - we would all love to be a best seller and have fame and fortune like the 'big' names, such as Stephen King, J.K. Rowling and the like. However, we need to be realistic - firstly can we manage...
Many of us experimented with 'secret' writing as kids playing spies with our friends and sending messages to each other. There were kits you could buy to be a Secret Agent or there was always the lemon juice technique. However, as I read recently - see...
As writers we utilize our imaginations to make the unimaginable into reality in our narratives. There are no barriers, no limits to what we can create. Distant worlds, alternative realities and curious creatures are brought to life for our readers. Our imaginations...
The fantasy genre encompasses a wide scope of supernatural, mythology and futuristic elements. When I looked up the definition, this is what I found: The faculty or activity of imaging things that are, impossible or improbable. The creative imagination; unrestrained...
Recluse - definition: a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious mediation The sentence that came with the word of the day was: The writer was a recluse all his life and never socialized. I will have to dispute that. As writers we...