A little while ago, I wrote all about how long a book needs to be to fit into a certain book type. This week I’m exploring what elements feature in some of the primary genres: fantasy, science fiction, horror, and romance. Now, these barely scratch the surface of all of the genres, or rather, sub-genres […]
Writing Thoughts and Advice
A Writer’s Guide e3.2 – Writing Characters Pt2
I was watching the Avengers the other day, and I had an idea. Or rather, a question. If you overpower (OP) one of your characters (normally your MC), where do you take your story? Here is episode 3.2 of A Writer’s Guide. If a character is so strong that they can defeat anything coming […]
What makes a book?
Ever wondered how long a book is? Well, normally my answer would be how long is a piece of string? – but today, just for you, I’ll delve into how long books are. First off, there is no set standard for exactly how long a book is. Frankly, most people go by word count, though […]
A Writer’s Guide e3 – Characters
Your characters are one of the most important aspects of your book and they deserve some love. So this week, I’m shining a light on your amazing creations. There are a million and ten different ways to create a character. For me, my first glimpse of a story and it’s world tends to just pop […]
How to choose
My online ‘handle’ started off as thevoicesinmyhead and the reason I chose this is because that is what my characters to me. Voices nestled in my mind chatting away to one another and to me whenever I’m inclined to listen (and often when I’m not). As you may already know I have quite a few […]
A Writer’s Guide e2 – Writing Emotional Wounds
Last episode of a Writer’s Guide, we talked about physical wounds and injuries and some descriptions you can apply to those. This time, we are exploring wounds of the mind. Like physical wounds, mental and emotional wounds can fester and scar. Unlike physical wounds though, the wounds that lie within can burn and inflict damage […]