Mood and Atmosphere
Stories without mood and atmosphere have an incomplete feeling. They need substance and fleshing out. The dialogue has nothing physical to play against. The characters have no arena in which…[...]
#RoE: In the Garden of the Lady Rathtyen
Note: this is an adapted excerpt from The Romance of Eowain, a forthcoming full-length fantasy adventure novel. Come check out this and all the great books in the Matter of…[...]
The When and Where of Setting
Nothing anchors a reader more solidly in a work of fiction than knowing the when and where of whatever is taking place. Setting provides a home-base for everything else that…[...]
Write Where You’re From
One of the most exciting things I've done recently was to collaborate with Will Hughes, a voice-over artist from Carrsboro, North Carolina. It's always great fun to collaborate with another…[...]
Spectacular Settings: The Hills of the Cailech (WEP Entry)
Prologue [caption id="attachment_895" align="alignleft" width="140"] Denise Covey of Write... Edit... Publish[/caption] Thanks to Damyanti Ghosh of the Daily (W)rite for calling me out to participate in the Spectacular Settings Flash…[...]
Setting: What Your Reader Wants
First, let's be clear on one thing. The difference between good and bad writing is simple: Good writing is not entirely dependent upon the setting. But bad writing sometimes is.…[...]