You guys probably know the basics. First Person, Second Person, Third Person. It's pretty standard stuff. I wanted to talk today about utlizing those styles, and when to use which ones. Through Sovereign Soul, I went with the difficult decision of using 1st person. A huge emphasis on Sovereign Soul is knowing what a certain … Continue reading Writing Tips #3: POV – Blog #27, February 21st, 2020

Today, I'm going to talk about one of my biggest weaknesses in writing - passive voice. For those who don't know, passive voice concerns mainly underplaying action words. It's the habit of describing an action as opposed to acting it. ie. "He was clearly upset by the news." Instead of that, you want to write … Continue reading Writing Tips #2: Passive Voice – Blog #16, July 10th, 2019

I'm choosing to talk about a particular writing problem today, and perhaps open discussion on it. Today's problem is: laughter. Laughter can be expressed in a myriad of ways in your novel depending on its significance. Sometimes it's merely a placeholder in dialogue. Ie: Will laughed. "So this is what laughter is, huh?" In those … Continue reading Writing Tips #1: Laughter – Blog #13, May 7th, 2019