Tag: Writing
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Goals for the Quickening Moon
Happy New Moon day! At least, in my part of the world 🙂 February’s full moon is called the Quickening Moon in some Celtic traditions, and it is one of my favorites. Things are happening. Energy is gathering. Momentum is building. Beneath the frozen earth, things are pushing, pushing, pushing toward the surface. We may…
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Fictional Relationships
There’s another type of conflict that I consider important enough to get it’s own sub-category within internal and external conflict when I’m thinking through my writing, and that’s relationship conflict. With any of the Romance genres, this is especially important to establish and work through. Honestly, I think it’s just as important with any character-driven…
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SFR Galaxy Awards for 2019!
I’m pushing my writing craft post to tomorrow to enjoy the Science Fiction Romance Galaxy Awards today! My TBR pile is sure to grow 🙂 I love learning about new authors and books through these awards. The judges’ mini-reviews are so helpful, and it’s great to see what stands out most to them. Judges get…
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Writing Conflict
We’ve talked about writing sympathetic characters, writing three-dimensional characters, and giving our characters pasts. All of these things are meant to create characters that readers can truly connect to in one way or another. Writing conflict is what activates the connection we’ve established. If a character sits around doing nothing, there is no story. If…
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A Past Beyond the Page
Last week, we talked about fleshing out characters by thinking of how they’d react in everyday situations that might not come up in the story. Another important factor in building characters that resonate with readers is working through their back story. Where did the character go to school? Did they have lots of friends? Or…
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New Year, New Look!
It took a heck of a lot longer than I expected, but I’ve revamped my web site at last! I love the new look, and can’t wait to see how it develops over the coming year. I’m most excited about adding to that side bar full of books, of course 😉 Now that this is…
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Writing Sympathetic Characters
Part of my plan for 2019 is to write a series of blog posts that pull back the curtain on some of my thoughts and methods for writing. So many readers I talk to are curious about what goes on behind the scenes in the creation of their favorite books. I’ve also been approached by…
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Next Steps
Now that the second Blades book is out in the world, it’s time for me to think about what’s next! I have to admit, I spent a few days wandering around, singing, “Where do we go from here?” in my head. So many directions. So many possibilities. I need to carve a path, to make…
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An Awesome Launch for Progenitor!
Thank you all for making the launch week for Progenitor so awesome!
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Progenitor is Available for Pre-Order!
Hi, everyone! Things are moving quickly in Cassland. Progenitor is already available for pre-order and will release on November 27!
Cassandra Chandler 