Writing Tips 10

It may be just me, but sometimes I get stuck on the very first chapter of writing a novel/story and I just give up the whole idea, thinking “I’ll never be an author, never make something big, this is shit.” You get me? Who: Beginnings What: the hook that grabs your reader’s attention and makes …

Writing Tips 9

  Today’s Tip: Dialogue If you’re a writer, you should know the basics of writing. One of these basics is that dialogue moves the plot along. Today’s topic is the talking. Who: Dialogue What: the words characters say in a story to move the plot along When: anytime Where: in between actions to keep the …

He’s Not Joking… (a Darkening plot)

via Daily Prompt: Seriousness She was free. After months of being locked in a cell with only the prisoners and guards for company, she was back in the game, the Rebellion. Well, he had come and visited her every week too. She didn’t want to show it, but she had looked forward to his visits. …

Writing Tips 8

Today's Tip: Is In This Riddle The best trick in a writer's sleeve The worst trick A reader needs. What is it?  

Writing Tips 7

Today’s Tip: The Characters There is no story without the characters in it. It’s just not possible. If some of you writers out there who want to take a challenge, write a story that doesn’t contain a character and send it to me. Remember, not only are people characters, but plants, animals, and objects count …

He Heard Her Voice (a Darkening plot)

via Daily Prompt: Heard He was leading his team of Balance soldiers into the white-wall hallways when he heard the voices. They had only just emerged out of Balance territory- when did the Rebellion conjure up the courage to set foot this close to the dark gray walls? His team had heard them too and …

Writing Tips 6

Today’s Tip: The Atmosphere As you all know, atmosphere builds up your surroundings. In books, it builds up your setting. Adjectives are professionals at this. The Adjective named Dark wanders in the deepest alleys with its friends Shadow and Mysterious. Light, on the other hand, enjoys the park with friends Sunny and Peaceful. At Saturday …

He Was Afraid (a Darkening plot)

via Daily Prompt: Tremble He hadn’t felt this fear since the day he touched the crystal and became what he’d always dreamed of being- a Shaded Darkling. Everything was finally going according to plan, except for the fact that she still wouldn’t talk to him. And now she was gone. Maybe it was because she …

Until Now (a Darkening plot)

via Daily Prompt: Lovingly The Queen had given him orders. He’d just chosen not to follow them. The son cannot always obey the mother after all, no matter how much he is afraid of her. And he was very afraid. But he’d do anything to earn her forgiveness. He snuck to the jail again at …

Dark Door 3 (failed chapters of a failed writer)

Author's Note: WARNING- please read Dark Doors 1 and 2 before Dark Door 3. Thanks! Luc tried unsuccessfully to take the chance to crawl away. Whatever made that explosion and that roaring sound seemed pretty big and very destructive- he wanted no part of it. Luc was just an inch away from sprinting back to …