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IWSG: Staying Motivated for the Road Ahead
Writing a novel is a lot like an endurance sport. You start out on a high with big dreams and lofty goals. Then you try to set up a routine and realize this is [...]
Author Toolbox: Character Creation-Crystallizing Your Characters
One of the quintessential steps for my concept creation came from a fill-in character sheet for Dungeons & Dragons. Stuffed in a corner underneath a large section letting you describe your character’s appearance, there [...]
IWSG-For the Love of Speculative
Writers are intimidating. Many may be awkward, even antisocial, but most are well-read and that can be daunting to someone who isn’t. I have never considered myself well-read. Maybe a decade or three from [...]
Author Toolbox: Character Creation – From Meeple to People
I have never loved the perfect hero. The old-school heroes like Superman felt too good to be true. I blame my brothers, of course, for my issues with the pure protagonist. My first RPG [...]
IWSG- Shooting for the Moon- Goal setting in 2018
Created by Alex J. Cavanaugh, the IWSG's purpose is to share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer [...]
Author Toolbox: Character Creation- Building from Clichés
Over years of playing role-playing games, I have interacted with a gamut of players and their characters. It let me see vastly different personalities acted out and character backgrounds I would have never conceived [...]