For all that is good and holy in the world, what possessed you to become an author? As if any of us have a choice… How did you conceive the idea for your latest novel? My paranormal mystery novel GHOSTS OF WITCHES PAST was inspired by a mansion that I stumbled upon while taking a…
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Solving the Conflict Puzzle
I recently started a new novel. I’ve only been working on it for a few weeks, but it’s already given me an epiphany. I looked at my last book as a collection of elements, all independent from one another. I spent the first round of revision working out plot kinks, the next developing character, the…
Historical Research for Your Historical Novel
Whether you write historical romance, historical fantasy, steampunk, or good old-fashioned historical fiction, there comes a time in the creation process when you have to do research. We love the element of history because it reminds us of different times and cultures we will never be able to visit, while giving us a sense of…
Tone Up Your Setting – Western Slope Recap by Guest Samantha Ross
By Samantha Ross Our characters come to life through their attitudes, perceptions, personality, their point of view of themselves, and the their world. The reader knows this is a person. The reader is on this journey with them. Setting should reach out and grab the reader, pulling them into the moment. It’s just as important…
Lesson Two: Where to start? Point of View, Setting and World Building
By Jeanne C. Stein The topics we’re going to cover today involve some basics of storytelling. In fact to some of you, this may be nothing but review. Especially if you were lucky enough to attend last weekend’s conference. It’s the first one in the seventeen years I’ve been a member of RMFW that I…