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Creating Realistic Characters: part 1
Does anyone here struggle with making their characters realistic? Or does your character just seem to fall flat on the page? Well, today I have six tips for you that I'm hoping will help. This is the first of a three – part blogging series on characters , so stay tuned! Tip 1: Personality Ah, yes, personality. The number one thing that makes each character different from one another, just like people in real life. We each have our own personality: what makes us different, th
Apr 28, 20255 min read


Life is about to get crazy...
Have you been wanting to write more but are in a rut? Do you just need a burst of motivation to get you going? Well, friends, I have just...
Jan 4, 20251 min read


Gifts for Readers and Writers
With Christmas rolling around, I thought it'd be a fun idea to do a post featuring gift ideas for readers and writers. Who knows, maybe...
Dec 9, 20242 min read


Double Cover Reveal!
Wow, I hadn’t been planning on doing a double cover reveal today, but since the cover for my anthology is finished, I thought, why not?...
Nov 18, 20241 min read


Know the Novel: Part 1 and 2
Hey everyone! A while back I saw some other young author bloggers doing this, and I thought I would give it a try! (I've been looking...
Sep 16, 20247 min read


Ignite has been Released!
Hey readers! I'm excited to announce that Kara Swanson's novel Ignite was released today! Kara Swanson is the author of Dust and Shadow,...
Aug 20, 20241 min read


How to Create the Perfect Writing Space
I'm gonna be honest--I didn't know what I was going to post today. I had lots of ideas, but none of them seemed... right. So finally, I decided on something: How to create the perfect writing space. Which is what we will discuss today😃 *** Where Do You Like to Write? To create the perfect writing space, you first need to figure out where you like to write. In your bedroom? At the kitchen table? Outside? For me, there are two main places where I write: in my bedroom, or on th
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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