Villains are an important part of storytelling. The villain is the evil counterpart to the hero in a story—often the antagonist, but not always. Not every story has a villain, but those that do must choose where on The Villain Spectrum they lie. Their motives and actions define whether they’re Evil for Evil’s Sake or …
A few blog posts ago, I shared an overview of my literary universe, The Keter Archives. This week, I’ll introduce you to my favorite piece of worldbuilding I’ve done for the universe: my demons. They are the most in-depth part of my universe, and I’m excited to share them. A History of Demons At the …
Quarter 4 of 2024 started in October. I posted my goals for the quarter three weeks ago. This post will be a continuation of that post—specifically, I’ll be going through my accomplishments (and misses) from the first month of the quarter. I made a list of things I wanted to get done in the fourth …
A friend of mine recently wrote a blog post about his project’s inspiration, magic, and themes. (Shout out to Edward Patrick and The Rage of a Boy, the first book in his Grey and White series.) I thought it was such a great idea, that I’m going to do a similar thing. This is the …
Darkness filled the space, deep down below the surface. Something floated in the water, massive and waiting—The Sapphire Shine, one of the Elders, though not the oldest. It was as black as the depths, though lines of blue, like veins, danced in and out of view. Bubbles wrapped around it as it swam. Well, swam …
October was the start of the last quarter of the year. There are only three months left in 2024—the final stretch. I have a million projects, so often I switch which ones I’m working on. I’m hoping not to do that here, though. I also have been mourning the loss of NaNoWriMo for next month. …
I maintain that there are only two things you have to do to be a writer: The writing part is indisputable. In order to call yourself a writer, you have to actually write. But the reading part is a bit more contentious. There are people who don’t read, but still want to write. They say …
General Title: Her Demons: The Witch’s CurseGenre: Paranormal RomanceContent Warnings: sexual content, languageTarget Audience: Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy loving adults Summaries One sentence: A witch is kidnapped by a demon to remove a curse on a friend of his. Blurb:Curses shouldn’t lead to love, but demons are the exception to everything. Luna is an unremarkable witch …
Book blurbs are a necessary task in the writing process—from query letters to self-publishing, you need a good blurb to get any hooks. Your blurb tells the audience what your book is about in as few words as possible. I try to keep mine under 200 words. Thanks to a friend (Vincent Yam, go check …
I’m a plotter, which means my writing process has more than a few steps. I plot the story and I write character sheets. Not everyone works like I do, but if I can give anyone direction then I’d consider this post a win. For those of you who’d like an outline: The Snowflake Method is …