Some say prologues are a bad idea. Agents don’t want to see them. Editors don’t want to see them. But then, it seems like every book you open has a prologue. So, is it a good thing? A bad thing? I really think it boils down to personal taste and whether or not the prologue […]

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Oh, those pesky little characters. You think you know them, and then they come up with this whole backstory you’ve never even imagined.
Here is where some of the magic of writing is for me. I do plot, but it’s on a very basic and general level. Point A to Point B with several steps along […]

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A couple of posts ago, Jaekaebee asked a question in the comments section on whether or not I have an end point in mind for my WIP and how I have the book planned. I thought the answer to that question would be a good idea for a post so I’m going to answer that […]

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