About William Seale J.R.: I am twenty-four years old, just a young man with an endless passion for fantasy and storytelling. I grew up with dyslexia and while it made writing hard, it did not stop my love for storytelling. The thing one thing you need to know about me, is storytelling saved my life. What inspires you to write? Stories can pop into my mind from things as small as a picture or from a dream. Often, I don't know when or why a story comes to me, just that when it does, I … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – William Seale J.R.
Interview with Author – Amy Friedman
About Amy Friedman: Amy Friedman is an author and creative writing teacher whose books include Desperado's Wife: A Memoir, Kick the Dog and Shoot the Cat, and Nothing Sacred: A Conversation with Feminism. She also works as a ghostwriter and editor, and her articles, essays and stories have appeared in magazines, newspapers and numerous anthologies. Since 1992 Amy has written the internationally syndicated newspaper feature Tell Me A Story for Universal UClick, a column that has spawned two … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Amy Friedman
Interview with Author – Jonathan Baldie
About Jonathan Baldie: Jonathan Baldie is a writer and software developer. He has a degree in mathematics and lives in Stoke-on-Trent, England. What inspires you to write? In 2017 I went through a deep depression, and during this time I really got into audiobooks. I wasn’t already a big reader by then, but I was desperate for some kind of guidance. I listened to authors like Brené Brown and Robert Glover to try to make sense of things. I came to love audiobooks and downloaded many books … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jonathan Baldie
Creating a Detailed Back Story for my Main Characters – Guest Post by Ann Streetman @AnnStreetman
Character development for novels entails creating a detailed back story for the lead characters. For me, it is important to create the back story for the main characters before I start the plot. I may know in general where the story is going and how it will end, but for detailed plotting I must know what these particular characters would and would not do. For the female lead, I want to have in writing when and where she was born; a little information about her parents; where she lived before … [Read more...] about Creating a Detailed Back Story for my Main Characters – Guest Post by Ann Streetman @AnnStreetman
