So it’s been about a half a year since my last blog entry. Boy, does time fly when you’re in the middle of a pandemic, busy getting married and starting a new job! I work with books and comics now, which is fun. Clearly, updating this blog has not been a priority, but that does…
Finding the beginning of your story is important, and a lot harder than you think! “But don’t I just start at the beginning?” Well yes, and no. There are a lot of ways to do it. You can start with the ending and work your way backwards from there. Or start right in the middle…
My book used to have a prologue. I know, I know, I should avoid them like the plague (unless they REALLY bring something to the story), but I was young and dumb (so full of hopes and dreams) and hadn’t really written a novel before. Prologues seemed the way to go – after all, all…