http://mlorimotley.com Fantasy & Horror Writer Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:16:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In a novel or short story you need characters that seem as real as possible and act in ways that make sense to the reader. Some people make a grand production of creating characters, filling out a 25 page character sheets, writing character episodes and even drawing artwork of their ... http://mlorimotley.com/characters/ask-why-when-creating-characters-for-fiction For the past 3 years, I've attended the Muse online writer's conference. Tons of information and tons of writerly camaraderie. There are also multiple publishers who attend and -- besides teaching classes and answering questions -- accept pitches during the conference. After carefully researching all publishers attending the 2010 conference, ... http://mlorimotley.com/uncategorized/progress-report-and-planning http://mlorimotley.com/uncategorized/elements-of-the-soul-trailer I stayed up way too late last night and took out my Dragon voice recognition again and spent about 1 1/2 hours this morning talking as fast as it would let me to get to 50,000 words! It's not a personal best for time or total words - that was ... http://mlorimotley.com/nanowrimo/im-a-winner ZERO words on my NaNo novel yesterday. That won't do! http://mlorimotley.com/nanowrimo/nanowrimo-slacking Mad cheering erupts! I managed to stay up until midnight to start NaNoWriMo off the second it was legal to do so. I quickly discovered I have more planning to do than I thought. It is very disruptive to get to a sentence and realize you don't know what your city ... http://mlorimotley.com/nanowrimo/nanowrimo-begins The 1st ever Accentuate Writer's Anthology, "Elements of the Soul" is now available for pre-order. It is filled with 15 contest-winning short stories plus several winning poems. Pre-Order "Elements of the Soul" Now! I'm proud to say that two of my stories are in the anthology as well. Order now at a special ... http://mlorimotley.com/uncategorized/elements-of-the-soul-available-now Here's an article by my close friend, Melanie, about writing character's thoughts in fiction. In quality fiction writing it is often important to tell what your character is thinking. There are multiple acceptable methods for doing this. The method you choose depends largely on the point of view of your story, ... http://mlorimotley.com/characters/fiction-writing-how-to-write-your-characters-thoughts [caption id="" align="alignright" width="117" caption="This armor might have been tempered with dragon fire."][/caption] Fantasy books and movies, and imaginations around the world, are filled with dragons breathing fire at innocent villagers and stalwart knights. Whether you are a writer, role-playing gamer or simply a creative day-dreamer you need to find a ... http://mlorimotley.com/fantasy-genre/five-ways-to-stay-safe-around-dragons-breathing-fire Michy has put forth a challenge on the Accentuate Writer's Forum in conjunction with the Boundelss Living Challenge. Somewhat similar to NaNoWriMo, she has challenged us to write or complete a novel in the next 45 days. Since I have six novels in varying stages of completion sitting on my hard ... http://mlorimotley.com/fiction-projects/boundless-living-novel-challenge