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Set the Scene and You Set the Mood
Why is the setting in your story important? Your characters need a time and place in which to move. The setting answers the when and the where of your story, giving it a frame of reference. This adds authenticity and credibility to your storytelling. When you set the scene, you set the mood, the atmosphere. Spooky scene […]
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A Cup of Tea While We Discuss Your Antagonist?
Welcome… Come, sit by the fire and I’ll pour you a special cup of tea – Midnight Fog, it’s called. Recipe for MIDNIGHT FOG… Steep a bag of Red Rooibos or Honeybush tea in 1/2 cup of boiling water. Whip 1/2 cup of chocolate milk (or substitute like chocolate almond milk) in blender Pour into […]
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Read & Write by Candle Light to Step-up Your Writing
So…how will reading and writing by candlelight step-up my writing? There was a time when this antiquated practice was the one and only option. But today??!! Is this really necessary? Certainly not. But why not humor me? Something doesn’t have to be necessary, to be effective. Doesn’t simply the thought – the visual, translate you […]
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Writing your Memoirs Leaves a Legacy
Novelist Stephen King once said, “I write to find out what I think.” Your memoirs are a LEGACY. Putting them on paper gives friends and family (as well as yourself) the opportunity to FULLY appreciate these valuable, interesting and “uniquely yours,” experiences. Writing your memoirs is different from writing your autobiography. An autobiography is the […]