Titles are hard. Seriously – I would pay someone to write titles for me. I tell my students in my writing courses that the intro/first paragraph of an essay/story is like meeting someone for the first time. It’s our first impression where we size each other up and decide whether we want to continue withContinue reading “Titles”
Category Archives: All Falling Things
Casting Change: Lucas
I’ve decided to make a significant change to Lucas. I’ve been toying with the idea of him being a wheelchair user for some time now. I considered many different paths that would land him there before ultimately deciding that this would just be his life. I don’t want his story to become “inspiration porn.” IContinue reading “Casting Change: Lucas”
Casting: Part Two
I’ve got a few more of my characters cast. This has been a really fun experience – something I think I will carry on for other things that I write. 🙂 This is Cat. Also known as Cote de Pablo from NCIS. She is Stanley’s long-time best friend. She is Italian and sassy and fiercelyContinue reading “Casting: Part Two”
Casting
I’m a visual person. I always do best when I can see something. If I’m to learn something new, show me – and then let me do it. (Kinesthetic is my second learning style. Auditory falls waaaay down on the list.) I also really love finding errors in continuity when watching a TV show orContinue reading “Casting”
Where Ideas Come From
It’s always a lovely surprise when a new idea bubbles up. It’s rarely from an expected place – just *pop* – there it is. No explanation. I can’t always connect the dots to where it came from, but I’ve also learned that it doesn’t matter. It’s just important to follow it. Sometimes, though, it comesContinue reading “Where Ideas Come From”
Ami Maxine 