Recent content by JaniceKersh

I would advice to write a short story - one for each genre - Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy. And then analyze which one was : - easier to write - fun to write - you/your friends liked most in the end Unless you try to write something, you'll never grow to be sure, which niche to pick...

I agree that you can't really develop the villain without throwing them into some action. So you can do either of these: - make him respond to a hero's action, but make that response in the way that will develop the villain; - create a situation where the villain has to face some kind of...

I would say, try freewriting in the morning. Write about anything that comes to your mind, whether it's regarding your book or just what you'd like to cook for dinner today. Freewriting helps me a lot. It gets me into the writing flow, so that when I get back to working on my book, I am much...

I've recently read two great books that were really helpful for me as a fantasy writer. The first one is How To Write Science Fiction & Fantasy By Orson Scott Card and the second one - Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction by Jeff Vandermeer. But I agree that...

I completely agree with you. To write you have to observe a lot: setting, situations, dialogues, etc. So that's hwo you start observing.

I usually try to think the whole character through in the beginning: what personality will they have? What traits do they possess? And from that I start building the voice. What phrases may they use? How do they use them?

I don't really understand why this is a problem when writing a comic book. It is really great that you can show your plot with pictures, so start drawing, first sketches, then more detailed illustrations, and then maybe you'll come up with the words for it.