by lzadmin | Oct 2, 2013 | Reading & Writing, ROCK your Writing
BaM! SmAcK! POW! Violence! We love it! And in many genres it’s 100% necessary! Most of us include some type of violence in our novels. In literature, violence can be: thematic: Think Fight Club or The Old Testament or Heart of Darkness or The Things They...
by lzadmin | Sep 29, 2013 | Reading & Writing, ROCK your Writing
Have you created a character who sickens and/or dies? Or maybe a character—for plot’s sake—just has TO GO! Make it awesome by having their illness be SYMBOLIC or IRONIC or DIVINE . Writers often use illness to reveal a character’s: flaws or...
by lzadmin | Sep 24, 2013 | Reading & Writing, ROCK your Writing
YOU see the characters in your mind…more importantly, does the reader? And is it necessary they see your vision? Although physical descriptions and a thorough biographical summary of each major character is found in older fiction, the current trend is to reveal...
by lzadmin | Sep 22, 2013 | Reading & Writing, ROCK your Writing
You have a great idea for a story! Now you just have to give those characters names! Name them with purpose! Names are important! Why? A name can: identify 1) personality; 2) temperament; 3) a physical trait; or 4) a character flaw or strength. be...