Tag: Characterization

  • Ryan Ransley: Meet the Main Character

    Ryan Ransley: Meet the Main Character

    Welcome to the first installment of Meet the Main Character! Ryan Ransley, the main character of my current project, has a brain for sports.

  • What “The Heroes of Olympus” Taught Me About Writing: Part 1

    What “The Heroes of Olympus” Taught Me About Writing: Part 1

    Rick Riordan’s storytelling techniques have taught me a great deal about writing. Here are 3 things I’ve learned from The Heroes of Olympus.

  • Dialogue Practice: Hallmark Style

    Dialogue Practice: Hallmark Style

    I much prefer writing descriptions to mimicking natural human speech. This week, I decided to practice dialogue in that cozy Hallmark style.

  • Review: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

    Review: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

    I first read the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series in middle school. Now I wanted to find out what had so captivated me.

  • Review: “Winnie-the-Pooh” and “The House at Pooh Corner”

    How do A. A. Milne’s original classics Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner stack up in terms of children’s literature?

  • Review: At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

    I wanted to start this Friday’s review of Christian Fiction with first book in Jan Karon’s Mitford series, At Home in Mitford. What makes the book so great?

  • Location Provides Identity

    I have a particular identity at home as my parents’ daughter. I am the peacemaker, the one who needs protecting. At school, I was the planning one, the one who made good grades. At work, I am the well-recommended one, the one for whom teal seems an appropriate color. Growing up in church, I was […]

  • Stygo

    Thoughts upon finishing Stygo by Laurie Hendrie Depending on chapter, it mixes 3rd person and 1st person narrators. The 3rd person sections, especially, have noticeable “you”s that stand out because of the seeming inconsistency of the perspective. However, the “you”s work colloquially to boost the voice of the town. The language throughout the book is very […]

  • Outside Reader 1

    Feedback from a peer, and brainstorming how to fix it She was confused on Dawson’s job. She thought he was a doctor at first. She agreed the ending was rushed. More time, such as a day, could pass for Charlie to think about what Cadence said before Darlene returns. She liked the descriptions of Darlene’s […]

  • Country Music and Running Away

    This past week, I found radio stations that played the country songs popular on the radio in my childhood. The first day I listened to the 90’s and early-2000’s favorites, I estimated that at least 65%, if not up to 85%, of the songs alluded to running away in some form or fashion, usually for love. […]