Scif-Fi & Fantasy writer, exploring the depths of insanity and traveling the alternate universes.
It should have been easy; all I had to do, more or less, was copying what was on the printout, even if it was a bit faded and in need of a magnifying glass from time to time. I started with the intent of just copying exactly what was there…
I haven’t experienced this very much so far, until the day before yesterday, that is. I’m currently working on another book that’s not a part of the After Earth series. In fact, when I first started writing this story, I was writing it by hand, as we had no computer…
Let’s delve a bit further into finding and creating characters for your writing. For instance, say you need an auto mechanic in your story. Remember the mechanics you’ve known, both professional and the back-yard type. How did they dress? How did they walk and talk — what mannerisms can you…
When I talk to people who’ve read at least the first book in my steampunk/fantasy series After Earth: Journey To The Black City, I sometimes hear, “Where on earth do you ‘dream up’ your characters?” The answer can be quite obvious — we’ve all spent our lives meeting characters! Think…