Faith Blum

We have a writing prompt war!!! This time is all about writing a dream sequence. Basically, write a scene in which the character is in a dream. So, let’s start off by brainstorming ideas about who the character should be, what genre, etc. I think you’ve all done these times of prompts before, so you should know the drill.

When we start writing,…[Read more]

Inciting and Key Events

The Inciting Event sets the story in motion. For example, Bingley’s and Darcy’s arrival at Netherfield in Pride and Prejudice.

The Key Event is what the story is about. For example, when Lizzy meets, and is rejected by, Darcy.

These are two events that the first fourth of the story hinges around. Sometimes they will…[Read more]

How did your goals go last week? What goals do you have for this week?

I finished NaNo! This week, I need to do my first edit of my novella.

@fawxofthecomics @martina @dragongeek @sleepwalkingmk @sam-kowal @christianna-hellwig  @natalie-marie @gabrielle @jenwriter17 @law0413 @libby @child-of-god @katherineh @serenity @brookewolf @millennium…[Read more]

We are going to take a short break from our theme and talk about a topic that has probably hit us all. Procrastination. It’s a nasty little dragon that often grows ginormous at the most inconvenient times. For instance, the last week of NaNoWriMo. It will bring in other things such as a new shelf that needs a place in the living room which…[Read more]

How did your goals go last week? What do you have for goals this week?

I personally did terrible. I don’t even really want to know how many words I wrote last week, because I basically wrote 0 from Thursday on. Including today. Instead, I organized my whole living room today which is why these posts are so late. So yeah, you have a…[Read more]