I remember, quite a while ago, reading that mermaids were going to be the next big thing in the publishing industry after vampires ran their course. Although there has been a slight influx in mermaid-centered fiction, it hasn't quite taken off as of yet. Why do you think this is? I don’t think those predictions … Continue reading Interview with Catherine Jones Payne
The Two Saviors- A Wattpad Original
Over the past few months, I have heard of and seen more and more authors use Wattpad to garner a larger audience (like my friends Katie Cross who is writing a fantastic novel called Bon Bons to Yoga Pants and Kelsey Keating who is writing a fairy tale entitled A Stolen Kiss). For those of you who … Continue reading The Two Saviors- A Wattpad Original
4 Ways to Come Up with Great Ideas
Last night, right after I got off of work, I turned on some music and took a hot shower. While in the shower and listening to a song (one that has always been one of my favorites since it came out a decade ago), a small spark of an idea ignited in my storyteller mind. … Continue reading 4 Ways to Come Up with Great Ideas
On Crossing the Finish Line– Well, Almost
In the last two weeks of October 2014, I wrote an extremely expansive outline for my WIP, Heavenly Lights. Now, about eight months later, I have come to the point where I can see the end of the writing of the first draft at the end of the tunnel. There is quite a bit of ways … Continue reading On Crossing the Finish Line– Well, Almost
On Lighthearted Stories
I have hit a bit of a dry spell in Heavenly Lights. It's not that I don't want to work on it anymore-- I will definitely finish it within the next year or so, I can guarantee you that--, it's that I need to experience something a little more simple, a little more lighthearted than it. … Continue reading On Lighthearted Stories
On Meeting Goals But Not Yet Finishing
If you have been following my progress on Heavenly Lights, my current novel, for a while, you may remember that my goal was to have a 90,000-word draft finished by the end of spring. I'm not going to lie, the thought of working on something larger than anything else I have worked on before was a … Continue reading On Meeting Goals But Not Yet Finishing
Project ABC
Sometimes a small seed of an idea shows up in the mind. You water it, hoping that it will grow to become something beautiful-- only it doesn't. You wonder what you did wrong, why that idea isn't blooming to its full potential. Then suddenly, quite a while later, that seed begins to sprout, then it … Continue reading Project ABC
On Writing Goals For The Month
I am, as of this very moment, 52,014 words into my novel, Heavenly Lights. It is a good feeling to get this far, because I have never gotten this far into one story. All the other times, I got bored of the story or procrastinated all the whole darn time. Not with this one. I am … Continue reading On Writing Goals For The Month
On Writing Even When You Don’t Want To
I can't think of any writer that hasn't ever had a day where they just don't want to write. It's just too hard for them to do so. I am guilty of this, although I am happy to say that I have been pretty consistent with working on my story. Here are some tips and … Continue reading On Writing Even When You Don’t Want To
On Sticking to One Story and Finishing It- Part Two
On Tuesday, Devin Berglund, a fellow author of mine, talked about how to stick to and finish a story. Now, in Part Two, I share my own thoughts: During the years, I have started many novels, but had a hard time getting even close to finishing one. New ideas would always come up, or I … Continue reading On Sticking to One Story and Finishing It- Part Two
Evan W.S. Morgan 