A Medical Opinion – A State of Shock
Hi everybody! I’m Stella, a medical student with a passion for writing who’s tired of authors getting things wrong. In this column I hope to answer medical queries of YWS members so that they...
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Talking with writers – interview about characters
Welcome to Character Circus ~ where they like to let you think you are the one pulling strings. * {as you might have noticed, I happened to be somewhat absent recently – apologies for...
Words Worth a Thousand Pictures
Welcome to Character Circus ~ where they like to let you think you are the one pulling strings. * Every once in a while, whether in that one tale we’ve adored since childhood, or...
Fiction Focus- The Other Woman
I haven’t posted for a while, but today got to thinking about a specific trope that is far more pervasive than we perhaps we think. It is the recurring character of the Other Woman...
Till Death do us a Part
Welcome to Character Circus ~ where they like to let you think you are the one pulling strings. * {spoilers ahead; proceed with caution} Characters. Without them, can one imagine a story being told?...
Fiction Focus- Sarcastic Characters
“Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit” said someone once, and I sincerely hope they said it sarcastically. I don’t know about you, but I’m not a hero fan. Not many people are. Our...
The Editing Cycle #13 A Beginner’s Guide to Plot
‘The desire of gold is not for gold. It is for the means of freedom and benefit.’ ~Ralph Waldo Emerson A Desire to Plot Last week I was talking to a friend about...
The Editing Cycle #12 – We Can’t All Be Batman
“I’m whatever Gotham needs me to be.” ~Batman We Can’t All Be Batman In this week’s edition of The Editing Cycle, we take a closer look at the boundary between learning or copying...
Fiction Focus- First, Second and Third Person
(My numbering goes “1,2,3,5,5,7,8,9.” I will no longer be numbering posts. I also apologise for my lengthy hiatus over the exam period). So. You’re starting off a new story, it’s exciting and thrilling but...
Fiction Focus 9- Pitfalls of Love Interests
Ah. The love interest. The humble boy or girl standing on the sidelines of your sci-fi/fantasy story, waiting to be taken into the arms of your protagonist. It will be romantic, it will be...
