by acackler | Jul 27, 2021 | General, Series: Writing Close
I promised to write this post months and months ago, and now I’m finally delivering! In this post I’ll go over one of my favorite methods for displaying closeness between two characters: making exceptions. It’s one of the easiest to explain:...
by acackler | Jul 23, 2021 | General
Okay, I know I said Rose was my favorite companion, but honestly Donna is kind of my favorite, too! I loved Rose because of the adventure, the romance, and the drama. She was my first love. But Donna – oh man. Strictly speaking in terms of characterization,...
by acackler | Jul 3, 2021 | General, The Little Owl
I am so excited to announce that my latest short story is available now! Waking Up the Giants is one of those niggling little stories that started out one way… and of course became something entirely new and amazing that I would have NEVER predicted. This story...
by acackler | Jul 1, 2021 | General
I read an article lately warning authors against contrivances in their stories. The exact quote was: General rule of thumb: If the contrivance hurts the protagonist, it’s usually okay. Contrivances that help the protagonist usually feel forced or overly...
by acackler | Jun 26, 2021 | General, Series: Destructive Romance
Okay, let me start this out by saying that Futurama is my all-time, hands-down, no-question, favorite show of all time. It is smart, witty, hilarious, occasionally sad, deeper than you’d expect, satirical, and mathematically correct. The characters are fantastic...
