Writing Blog
📖 Story Genius – Lisa Cron
Story Genius by Lisa Cron challenges the conventional wisdom that story is primarily about plot. Instead, she argues that great stories are built on the internal journey of the protagonist, with plot emerging organically from character development.
📖 Creating Character Arcs – K.M. Weiland
Creating Character Arcs is an essential guide to understanding how character transformation fuels great storytelling. Weiland breaks down the psychology of change, showing how internal growth (or decline) intertwines with external plot events.
Meet the Protagonists of My Work in Progress
In Stay This Time, I take you to the heart of Timberline, Wyoming, where two people—bound by history, heartbreak, and unfinished business—find themselves at a crossroads. Meet Isla Winters and Cole Archer, the star-crossed lovers at the center of this slow-burn cowboy romance.
Creating Complex Characters: My Scrivener Character Template
In this post, I’m sharing the template I use in Scrivener to develop my characters. I’ve found it invaluable in ensuring my characters are multidimensional and consistent throughout my stories.
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Writing Journey – My goals, milestones, reflections on my progress, and lessons learned along the way.
Writing Process – Blog posts about drafting, revising, and my creative habits.
Writing Resources – Tools, research methods, and recommendations.
My Novel – Updates on my current work in progress.
Book Reviews – Reviews of various writing craft books and comparable novels to my work in progress.