by Wordsmith | Dec 11, 2021 | A Writer's Life, Doug's Perspective
Characters are the life blood of a good story. Without compelling characters, you can have the best story arc in the world, but the story will fall flat. When you write a series like my Yale Larsson PI series, you have recurring characters. And when you use a...
by Wordsmith | Dec 9, 2021 | Doug's Stuff
Writers are readers. We read books in our genres, at least we should be, read books for instruction and read books for inspiration. The following is a list of my favorite books on writing and creativity: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King—I read this...
by Wordsmith | Dec 2, 2021 | A Writer's Life
You’ll find potential characters for your books everywhere you go; the snotty waitress in the restaurant you’ll never dine at again, the street artist wearing tattered jeans and a paint-spattered tee-shirt sketching people in the park or the short-order cook who sings...
by Wordsmith | Nov 27, 2021 | A Writer's Life
While traveling north on I-75 on Sunday morning, I am reminded of the wonderful gift all writers have: observation and the ability to turn observations into short stories, novels, or scenes. If a writer is observant, or in the moment, he will be able to receive the...
by Wordsmith | Nov 23, 2021 | A Writer's Life, Doug's Perspective
You can find characters to populate your stories and novels wherever you go. All you need to do is be observant. When you see a person who piques your curiosity, take a picture of him with your phone or camera....
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