Rules For Writing

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:41:53 +0000

Show, don’t tell. Write what you know. Always create a sympathetic character readers can relate to. Every time I encounter these maxims, I find myself nodding along—except when I don’t. The first two rules emerged in response to genuine problems plaguing inexperienced writers: abstract exposition lacking concrete imagery, windy vagueness unsupported by lived experience. As beginner guidance…

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Writing Process And Advice

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:08:56 +0000

I began writing Threefold Dread with the intention of incorporating a little magick into the story-line. The story is written in two timelines, and then the two converge. In the story, I alluded to places I’d either traveled to or lived in, and the characters are all inventions, but loosely based on actual personalities I’ve encountered along the way. For example, Ruby is a tarot reader like her…

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My Authorial Journey

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:56:14 +0000

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” —Maya Angelou” My Love Of Reading Began Under A Mattress As a child, I was so eager to read that I hid picture books during nap time—sleep could wait. That early obsession with classics, mysteries, and fantasies eventually transformed from a love of reading, into a passion for writing. The Spark For me, writing is more than…

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