Flash Fiction: Rainy Day
Everything looks different now. The sun has found a hiding place between pewter clouds and the birds forget how to sing. I can barely see through the sheet of mist coming over the hill, it’s shroud darkening the world as far as the eye can see. I am not prepared for this. I am not […]
7 Steps to World Building
There’s an aspect of writing that takes place behind the scenes, something the reader must never notice and yet always be aware of. What is it? The world you have constructed. For those of us writing a narrative that takes place outside of the current time and status of Earth, there is significant research and […]
Setting the Scene
Lately I’ve been focusing on character development since your protagonists and antagonists are the heart of the story. That’s still true, but setting is just as important. I’ve said it before— the description you write for different scenes sets the tone and mood for how the reader will perceive the event. In this section of […]
Writing Tips: Weather
When it comes to creating a believable setting for your narrative, weather actually plays a significant role in determining the location and its atmosphere. It’s fairly straightforward that a rainy day on a tropical island would be described categorically opposite to a sunny day in the tundra. Just as the lighting inside a room or […]
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