Names and Nicknames
Welcome to Day Six* of the Writer Friends Challenge! Today we’re discussing names and nicknames. Naming characters is so personal. Sometimes it’s easy, and sometimes…not so much. But it’s always a fun time. Most of the time my characters choose their own names. When I start writing, it's always “he” and “she” but as I get further into the story,…
Favorite Settings
Welcome to Day Four of the Writer Friends Challenge! Today it’s all about my favorite settings to write about. I don’t know if I have a favorite setting to write, but I do have favorite scenes I like to write, and the settings on those can shift from story to story. There’s always a scene of intimacy between the characters.…
Setting Aesthetic
Welcome to Day Three of the Writer Friends Challenge! Today I'm sharing a bit of the setting aesthetic for my current story. The still untitled story I’m working on is for the To LA with Love anthology and takes place in 1890s Southern California. While it does take place in the west, and has some western elements, it isn’t a…
Read Across America
It’s Day Two of the Writer Friends Challenge, and that means it's Read Across America Day! Okay, Let’s be real, every day is read across America day. 😆 Held every March 2nd, on the birthday of Dr Seuss, Read Across America Day was founded by the National Education Association to foster a lifelong love of reading among people of all…
What Does Being A Writer Mean To Me
Welcome to Day One of the Writer Friends Challenge for March! Today’s prompt is “What does being a writer mean to me?” I’ve always been a storyteller (or “storyyeller”, as autocorrect wanted to say). Before I could read and write I was creating stories for my toys and acting them out in my doll house. Making up fan fics in…