by faithforward@gmail.com | May 27, 2015 | characters
What’s a character sketch? It’s a summary description of a persona, either of a real life person or a fictional character. The Scribendi website defines it this way: A character sketch is a quick rendering of a character, and writing a sketch is about...
by faithforward@gmail.com | Aug 18, 2014 | characters, the writing process
What do I have to say about character development? Afterall, I’m not an experienced fiction writer. My first novel hasn’t even been released a year, yet. But I am a teacher by trade. That means I notice what is involved in learning, and how learning...
by faithforward@gmail.com | May 7, 2014 | characters, the writing process
What is a writing prompt? A writing prompt is an assignment or exercise designed to help a writer stimulate the creative juices to improve or increase writing skills. Writing prompts come in all shapes and sizes, and I’ve found myself helped by them tremendously...
by faithforward@gmail.com | Mar 19, 2014 | characters, plot, release information, the writing process
BOOK 2: Dragon Slayer: Rising – writing now! I recently took a writing retreat to get a jump start on the next book in the series, and got a TON done! By the end of the 4 days I had almost 20,000 words written… and they were not just fluff words that will...