The number of books I want to read is staggering. My physical TBR grows by the day. However, there's something so so therapeutic about rereading a book I loved (or even just the scenes I loved). Sometimes I read the whole thing over again, sometimes I just skip around to the scenes that are stuck… Continue reading Rereading is so therapeutic
You would think that finishing a novel of 80,000 words and months, if not years, of work would be more exciting. Not usually, no. It feels like finishing a huge exam in school, or finally passing on a project at work. You get that rush of accomplishment followed by an echoing emptiness of "what now?"… Continue reading Finishing a novel is anticlimactic
I've learned a ton from writing this book, as I do with every single piece I've worked on. I've had a lot of thoughts on structure recently, and I think I've gotten a good feel for what's missing for me. So, the three act structure as I've mentioned before the traditional three act structure was… Continue reading My experience with the Three Act Structure
I make no secret here that I am 100% a mood reader. I choose books based off of what I'm feeling that day or week. Before I came to terms with this I would start books and then just abruptly stop reading them about halfway through. (I still do this sometimes...) That was a huge… Continue reading Mood reading spiked my reading pace
It has taken a very long time to get to this point. My serial is finally in its final act! What does that mean? For Saving the Music I followed the traditional three act structure made popular through "Save the Cat" by Blake Snyder. Essentially, Act III comes after the "dark moment of the soul"… Continue reading Entering Act III of my serial!
Subtle Stories 