Recent content by mariewritesthings

I tend to write more female characters, first and foremost, because I am a female so I relate to them more! Also, the genres I write in have a larger female readership, so more of the readers will likely feel they can relate as well. I like seeing women represented in main lead roles in...

I think there is a lot you can do with characters who are bound to be in a healthy relationship without much conflict. Often the journey from friends to being in a relationship is ripe with conflict, so I would start there. Here are some ideas: - Both MCs sound pretty altruistic and heroic. One...

I tend to try to pace the story out mathematically if that makes sense, making key events happen the right percentage of the way through my story. I find that it helps me to fill in an outline. Then I can write each chapter from there in whatever order I want. A bit of caution, though, that if...