by acackler | Jan 17, 2021 | General, Series: Writing Close
Okay, who here doesn’t love The Mummy? This is one of those movies that is universally enjoyed by fans of every genre (generally speaking). It is campy, scary, funny, romantic, thrilling, nostalgic, and action-packed. It checks basically all the boxes for movie...
by acackler | Jan 15, 2021 | Extras, General, Table Five
Some authors spend a lot of time on character description. There are all kinds of questionnaires and forms floating around out there on the internet, and they were even given to me as assignments in college. The author details favorite colors, food, music, and...
by acackler | Jan 13, 2021 | General, Series: Writing Close
This is a big one. Maybe it should have been the first in the series. Any time you have two characters you want to be close, give them a secret to share. There’s nothing better than being in each other’s confidence. It divides your characters into distinct...
by acackler | Jan 11, 2021 | Reviews
Author: Kristen D. Randle Published by: Scholastic Publish date: November 1996 Genre: Contemporary Audience: Young Adult Rating: Five Stars I read more as a teen than I do now as an adult. I simply had more time to devote to it between classes, after school, on the...
by acackler | Jan 9, 2021 | Extras, The Little Owl
Taken from the notes document for The Little Owl. This is some world building for Valheid, the seat of government for Derehan, where the bulk of the story is set. In the northern country and at higher altitudes, so the buildings will have extremely steep roofs with...
