Hello! I’ve been trying my hand at contemporary writing projects recently. I also talked with some other contemporary writers. And one thing I noticed from our conversations about the genre is that it’s kind of hard to make it interesting. In fantasy, you can throw in dragons and swords and magic. In sci-fi you can…
Month: February 2021
Guys, Dystopian is Hard to Write
Hello! One of my favorite series is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I first read this series a few summers ago, and during the course of that summer I reread the books three times. I’ve since read them many more times, and each time I’ve gotten way more out of the story But then…
YA Romance, Mushrooms, and Valentines Day
Hello! Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and stampeding behind it lots of chocolate, cards, flowers, and the color pink. (Which, I’m writing this after an trip to the store, and there are some cool cards this year! I saw THREE giant snoopy cards!) But also with Valentine’s Day comes the subject of romance. …
Drop Everything and Write Something Short
Hello! Because of a truly ridiculous mishap with the novel I was currently writing, I decided to drop everything to outline and write a short story. This got me thinking about the ways a short story is different than writing a novel, which of course spiraled into this post. The *Kind of* Important Basics So……