Hi Tanya!

Good question! When I started writing I struggled a lot with villains. They were all cliche, or boring, or simply illogical.

A villain is rudimentary a person that had thing(s) or a line of events happen, pushes him to the dark side of things and choosing the negative or selfish reasons and motives that makes them pass…

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Hi Tanya,

I am so very glad I could help.

Depression is something so many people struggle with because, too often, there is an identity crisis involved.  People try to find their worth in so many other things, rather than in the love and acceptance of their Savior.  It is important the we understand that God sees those who have a…[Read more]

Hi Tanya,

I’m Brian.  I do have some characters going through some very tough mental and emotional challenges too.

Boy, that’s a tough one!  I think if you make the psychology of the main character authentic, and give us a sense of the internal struggle she is facing, it could be interesting, but you need to keep her s…[Read more]

…AND I have added one additional question that goes to the value of this fun exercise. 😎  12 Disciples – 12 Tribes of Israel – 12 Gates in the Heavenly City – 12 – Eggs in a Dozen… (Okay, I’ll admit I got carried away with this last…[Read more]

Hi Joelle,

Whew! It has been a long and busy week.
Trying to catch up on responding to posts.

So, let me clarify a little.  These snippets of scenes are extracted from anywhere in a longer work, so they will often be introduced without context or backstory.  We are just looking at the intrinsic value of a single scene, which m…[Read more]

Abbie Emmons I stumbled onto through YouTube and have several of her videos in a playlist to get to watching and I looked up Brandon Sanderson just now and did the same with his videos

Totally recommend both of those! (And Alexa Dunne also has some cool content!) What I loved about Sanderson’s classes was that he wasn’t just…[Read more]

Don’t worry about it too much. 🙂 I just started writing around two months ago, and the first thing I did was watch a bunch of youtube channels on writing (including Emmons, Sanderson, Merphy Napier’s “Dear Authors” series, and a smattering of other channels), and read a few books on writing (namely K. M. Weiland’s).  It wasn’t…[Read more]

Plotters like to know where they’re going, Pansters like the sense of the total unknown.

However, there is a large spectrum of area between Panster and Plotter.  For instance, most pansters have some sort of small outline or synopsis to know what the book is about and who the characters are. As for plotters, the amount of which…[Read more]

I have tried both plotting and pantsing, but plotting works better for me.

These are some key differences I’ve noticed:

Plotters get stuck and frustrated when they don’t know where they’re going while Pantsers tend to stray from their outline and make up a lot of things on the fly.

Plotters get more excited if they know where…[Read more]

I’m a very extensive plotter and have never been able to finish a project with any other method. This is what my process typically looks like:

1. Brainstorm general premise
2. Write a 1-3 page synopsis
3. Write a chapter-by-chapter outline
4. Revise synopsis and outline as needed
5. Write a super short rough draft with key scenes

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I’m a Panster, so I can’t really speak for Plotters.😄  But, the difference I see is that Plotters like to have everything mapped out before they start. They like to see that this story is going in a good direction and will be successful. Pansters, on the other hand, just go by their gut and know that “It’ll turn out good somehow.”

Clearly you are a genius

I’m glad I could be a bit of help. Life can get so overwhelming sometimes (especially with COVID and all that), but God is with us.

One thing to remember when writing is that it is as much for you as it is for readers. There will always be someone who is ahead of you and has the “perfect” writing life. For example, I see people on…[Read more]

Hi Tanya!

Gracie already covered most of your questions, but I wanted to add something 😉

Wish there was a screamingly clear flashing light that would point blank say, “I want you to write, Tanya” you know. I don’t think I can come out on the other side of another failed creative venture or project after the past.

I compl…[Read more]

For me, shelving a WIP depends on whether I’m just having a flash-inspiration for a different project, or whether I actually need to wait on it. I have a story that’s been banging around in my head for like 5…[Read more]

Haha, there might be… 😉  But I don’t know which personality that would be. And come to think of it, that’s not really a personality, since every personality type can get fed up with stuff. 😛

Yup, I wouldn’t worry about all the editing now. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just start writing if that’s what you want to do. After…[Read more]

Hi and welcome!

Yes we are few in number but great in heart!😁

I am and still am the same way! It’s just something I can pour my heart into and because I’m INFP, I have a hard time talking to people about my struggles so writing is somewhere safe that I can put them.

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Hello Tanya! Welcome! So nice to see another Canadian here (there’s a few of us😊).

I’m Gracie, a teen writer and artist from a little further north. I love Jesus, cats, Lord of the Rings, and am currently reading Ben Hur. What is your favorite book/story?

My current work is a fantasy book about what it means to leave a legacy,…[Read more]