Category Archives: Writing

Meet The Characters: Milagros and Estebán

In my last post, I announced my new project called Beneath the Willow Tree, which is a Cinderella retelling with werewolves, fae, and most importantly a Latino cast. Today I am providing two character descriptions from said project. I used Art Breeder to create the pictures for all of the characters from Beneath the WillowContinue reading “Meet The Characters: Milagros and Estebán”

New Project

Beneath the Willow Tree Premise “Jealousy and bigotry lead people to do awful things to the ones they were meant to love.” Summary At the age of ten, Milagros lost her father to a mysterious illness. At the age of eleven, she was stripped of her title and made to serve her stepmother and stepContinue reading “New Project”

NaNoWriMo Survival Kit / How it went

Survival Kit How it went To be honest, I started about a week late and therefore I was super behind from the beginning. It didn’t help that I accidentally left my outlines at work one Friday. I tried to write more during the weekends, but I also spend a lot of my time with myContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Survival Kit / How it went”

Dragon Story:Sneak Peek

As promised, I’m giving you all a sneak peek of my current writing project. It’s still a bit rough since I’m still working on the first draft. Enjoy! Lyla was frozen, staring as the tentacles rose from the water’s surface. Others were running every which way, either to fight the creature in the water orContinue reading “Dragon Story:Sneak Peek”

Three Act Structure For Writers

What is a Three Act Structure? The three act structure is a model used to break a story up into three parts also known as acts. They are often called the set up, the confrontation and the resolution. For more in depth info, go to https://blog.reedsy.com/three-act-structure/ I use the three act structure to organize myContinue reading “Three Act Structure For Writers”

Writing Update/ Confession

Current Writing Project Dragon Story (Working title). See Current Writing Project: Dragon Story to see the premise. How much have I written? Don’t hate me, but I haven’t written very much. I have written some scenes for chapter one. I’ve been having trouble keeping my focus on writing the story. It’s hard for me toContinue reading “Writing Update/ Confession”

How I Prepare to Write

Brainstorming Brainstorming is when you write down all the ideas that come to mind. I’ll usually write down the premise (or a very raw version of the premise) when I start. I’d also write down some scenes as they come to mind (again, really raw versions) I’d then write down some names as they comeContinue reading “How I Prepare to Write”

Benefits of Carrying a Journal Around

Have you ever had an idea for a story, poem or an essay for school? What’s the first thing that you reach for? Pen and paper.  Ideas come to you wherever, whenever. You can be on the train or bus and BAM! Brain gifts pouring into your mind. Having a designated space for those ideasContinue reading “Benefits of Carrying a Journal Around”