by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 26, 2022 | Characters, Compelling Character Series
A couple weeks ago, I posted the first installment of this series, which was about how characters are created as you write. I shared how it can be useful to do character exercises before you write your novel, but that most of the time I find it more beneficial to...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 5, 2022 | Antagonists, Characters, Compelling Character Series, First Drafts, The Craft of Writing
Hi, writers! I hope you enjoyed your holiday season and have come out on the other side feeling rested and energized. Holidays can also be uniquely draining times, especially if you’re the sort of person who thrives with routine and structure. That’s me! I...
by Stephanie Morrill | Dec 1, 2021 | Author Life, Goals, Time Management
I don’t know where you thought you’d be by December of this year. Maybe you had a fantastic writing year, or maybe as you enter the last month of the year, you’re feeling disappointed. If your year was incredible, and you achieved all your writing...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 10, 2021 | Editing
Shannon isn’t here today because she’s on the brink of turning in her edits for Winter 2 (SQUEAL!!!) and needs to focus on that. While I know many of you are focused on first drafts right now since it’s NaNo season, as I was thinking about articles...
by Stephanie Morrill | Nov 3, 2021 | Author Life, Writing Life
We often talk about writing being “a journey” and today I’m going to double down on that rhetoric and talk about waypoints. You probably know what a waypoint is, but in case you don’t, they are “a place between major points on a...
