The True Happiness of Creation
Posted on 17 February, 2020 by Stamphers
Finding a style that works for you and for the readers is one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I dream of a future where I can write something smoothly, meaning my style is set, I know what I can…
Category: About WritingTags: amwriting, authors, writers, writers life, writing
Posted on 12 February, 2020 by Stamphers
There is no doubt that you have to write down everything that happens to a character, whether it’s in the past or the present, because you, the writer need to have a clear idea what lead the character from point A to point B….
Category: About WritingTags: amwriting, authors, writers, writers life
Posted on 10 February, 2020 by Stamphers
I have so many ideas it’s crazy… I’m super excited when I have them but I feel like I cannot start on a new project before I finish the first. But exploration is what I love about writing… And I’m wondering if maybe I…
Category: About WritingTags: amwriting, authors, writers, writers life, writing
Posted on 21 January, 2020 by Stamphers
*I wrote this a while back but it still holds true. I’m glad that I’m getting closer to understand my own process. When I write a fantasy story, I start with a concept and go by instinct. Everything unfolds as I put words on…
Category: About WritingTags: amwriting, Fantasy, writers, writing
Posted on 16 January, 2020 by Stamphers
Is it the characters that carry the plot or is it the plot carries the characters? I’m not sure. Perhaps there isn’t a simple answer to that, at least not for me. For me, stories never start with a character. My mind is so…
Category: About WritingTags: amwriting, characters, plot, writers, writing
Posted on 15 January, 2020 by Stamphers
Have you ever had a story so vivid play out in your mind only to disappear once you start thinking about it? The story was so clear and masterful that I wanted to write it down, but in that instance, it’s gone… All I…
Category: About WritingTags: amwriting, imagination, inspiration, writers, writing
Posted on 14 January, 2020 by Stamphers
I’m writing a novel – maybe a novella – and I decided that the premise would be a kind of ‘Boy Meets Girl’ kind of story with a twist. It’s not a love story, it’s a story about overcoming weakness, which could be said…
Category: About WritingTags: amwriting, novel, writers, writing
Posted on 7 November, 2019 by Stamphers
Have you ever come across the notion that writing in first person is bad? Of course, people can like whatever they want but I suspect they don’t like it because they were told to. Somebody told them that adverbs are bad, that cliches are…
Category: About WritingTags: advice, amwriting, authors, writers, writers life, writing
Posted on 4 October, 2019 by Stamphers
I still hold that Lord of the rings is the greatest fantasy story ever written, at least among those that I have read, and I often wonder why? Why does Tolkien’s story still hold up? It’s far from perfect and you know what will…
Category: About WritingTags: amwriting, Fantasy, LoTR, Tolkien, worldbuilding
Posted on 27 August, 2019 by Stamphers
I’ve come to realise that working on a novel is hard, I know, right, shocker! Nevertheless, I had this illusion that I could make anything rather smoothly, thus, whenever things got too difficult I jumped to another project. The logic was that I would…
Category: About WritingTags: amwriting, authors, Novels, writers, writers life, writing
Bones are that which keeps you here
Turn to dust and your soul will yield
Forgive this old fool
For the mistakes he’ve made
Leave me be and let the past fade
