How I Create Characters
Shi Min Xie There are a few ways that I use to create characters. Some of them overlap, of course, and none of them are mutually exclusive. To each his or her own.…
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5 Things That Inspire Me To Write
There are people asking me how Dragonhearted came about, and it’s because I am surrounded with inspiration. Nearly everything and anything inspires me to write, but here’s a list of…
Dragonhearted wasn’t meant to be a children’s book…
but I’m glad it is. When I set out to write Dragonhearted, I didn’t think that it would be a children’s book. In fact, I didn’t think it would be…
Lots Of Writing Advice Is Bullshit
When I was pitching my book to agents, I came across an article that said something like, “Why Prologues are not a Good Idea.” It detailed the ways in which…
How To Write Better & Have Fun At The Same Time
One of the fairly common questions I get in real life from my friends (who are not English majors) is, “How to write better?” When I was asked this question,…
The Day I Realised I Wanted To Be A Writer
I’ve always known that I wanted to be a writer. There. I wrote it. Now that I think of it, this sentence seems kind of stupid and childish, because being…