Why do I name most of the characters I write in my stories, even when I know they’re about to die? Because reading ‘the baker down the street’ has slightly less impact than ‘Bob, the baker from down the street’. Naming a character gives the impression that the character, no matter how minor their role, […]
I’ve decided to give updates on my writing progress each Sunday, so as to get a schedule of sorts down. Yesterday I didn’t get much writing in, less because I was distracted and more because I wanted to finish reading through and editing Ancient Ruins again. I finished it, uploaded it, and now it’s claiming to […]
Spells of Old has reached ~32,000 words. I’m not sure how long this one will end up being…so many plot threads branching out from Ancient Ruins. I’m trying not to go overboard, but it’s hard. I want people to have answers, not still more questions or unresolved plotlines. Still, it’s going well! My editing of Ancient Ruins […]
Edit: So, just so others are aware, I’m re-reading my book again and fixing errors. I seriously don’t know how I missed some of these typos, but I’ll be fixing them in the near future. I’m a reader. I have been for ages, but I remember the first book that made a true impression on […]
I’ve said I’m working on book 2 of Ancient Dreams, titled Spells of Old. I’m currently approximately 18,000 words into the story, and I’m uncertain how far the story will go for this one. Ancient Ruins, for a sense of perspective, ended up at approximately 119,000 words using the same word processor. I do anticipate that Spells of […]
Ancient Dreams 