Episode Twenty: When Characters Take Over
When characters take over the story, well, what does a writer do? If you’ve ever been deep in your manuscript and suddenly realized your character has completely ignored your outline, welcome to the club. Almost every writer has experienced the moment when a character steps off the page, looks you in the eye, and says, “Actually, I’m going to do this my way.” It’s frustrating, funny, and oddly thrilling. And yes, it has happened to me also. Some characters are bigger than life and the page cannot contain all that charisma 🙂 We’ve given them strong motivations, distinct voices, and
Episode Nineteen: World Building that Grows with You
World building is one of the most magical parts of writing. Especially when that world grows right alongside you. In Episode Nineteen of Writer Groupie Podcast, I’m talking about how your fictional worlds can evolve as your storytelling deepens. When I first started writing The Magik Scarf, I thought I was building a small corner of the world. A farm, a forest, and a whisper of Magik. I was the one whispering. You IDIOT! The more I wrote, the larger Daegries became. New characters stepped into view (so many that book three has a CAST OF CHARACTERS LIST!) hidden realms
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