by Jill Williamson | Aug 12, 2020 | Brainstorming, Plot, Story Structure, Writing
Last week I posted a video of how I go about writing a sequel. If you missed it, you can watch it here. Within that video, I talked about how I used the Seven-Point Story Structure popularized by Dan Wells in this video to plot my story. Lydia asked in the comments...
by Jill Williamson | Aug 5, 2020 | First Drafts, Plot, Story Beginnings, Story Endings
I’ve recently dived into writing Hunger, book two in the Thirst Duology. I recorded a video of my process for writing a sequel for my Instagram TV channel and thought I’d share it all with you. So that is my process for writing a sequel. What’s...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 29, 2020 | Mailbag, World Building
Today’s GTW Mailbag question comes from Lydia: “I’m writing a trilogy that a disease/plague plays a major role in the story. Do you have any advice on how to make a disease/plague that sounds realistic enough to be in a dystopian novel?” I do have...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 22, 2020 | Author Life, Creativity, Encouragement, The Craft of Writing, Writing Life
I recently visited Mount Rushmore in South Dakota with my family. While there, we toured the sculptor’s studio, where Gutzon Borglum and his team of 400 artists worked when not on the mountain. It took Mr. Borglum and his team fourteen years to carve Mount...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 17, 2020 | Characters, Guest Posts, Learning from Other Authors
Paul’s spinal cord was damaged in a car accident, so now he uses a wheelchair for mobility. Timothy has intermittent muscle spasms and weakness after the magical attack that nearly killed him. Alison’s acute synesthesia leads to panic attacks when her senses are...
