Author | YA Urban Fantasy
I've always been a plotter. I knew the end to any story before I even began to write it, but some days it gets a bit harder. Knowing the end doesn't mean I know how to get there. More often than not, there one key piece I don't know. Maybe it's a motive. Not necessarily... Continue Reading →
Aesthetic Boards - the glorious mashing of images to create a thematic storyboard. Tumblr is full of them. Instagram too - and I might just have tumbled down the rabbit hole a bit late. Either way, I'm hooked. However, as I created a board for my debut, High Summons, I realized how far my main character, Jon... Continue Reading →
As a consumer of media, I feel rather certain when I say that there's always that one character who just works better than others. The character that has chemistry with everyone. The character who has the best lines - be they funny, poignant, or realistic. For the casual fan, these characters are their favorites. When... Continue Reading →
Sorry I've been MIA the last week and a day. Things have gotten a bit hectic as I'm finalizing book 3 in the Warlock of Rochester series, books 1 & 2 are out in paperback (and available in several libraries), and my first round of book signings have started. As a small press author, I... Continue Reading →
Writing a series that isn't a serial can be difficult. Books become formulaic, and to some degree, the same characters in either an overarching battle facing minor bosses to reach the final big boss is necessary. However, with detective novels, a writer can risk doing the same case with a different cast over and over... Continue Reading →
Eli Celata 