Writing Was The Easy Part
Email, Domains, Campaigns, oh my! Well, it turns out, writing is as much a business as selling art. Last year, I attempted to start a small business making things in […]
The Naked Author
Revealing yourself as a debut author is about being vulnerable. A good friend had a problem once where he showed up for training without a key article of clothing. After […]
The History Of The Fantasy Writer Who Hates Halloween
One word. Death. I write books about magic and magi, but I have to say this one really isn’t my cup of tea. We know the history of how Halloween […]
Romance Novels And Me
Romantic Inspiration and why Larissa writes fantasy romance novels Love finds us organically and spontaneously and it all ends up absolutely flawless. Doesn’t it? Turns out, real life isn’t exactly […]
Researching For Fiction
“Here Spidey Spidey Spidey…” Research for fantasy fiction is a little like opening my door and letting in the spider that turned mild-mannered P. Parker into his alter ego. Here […]
Reflecting, Literally
On a recent trip, I made the spontaneous decision to stop at a magical place called Luray Caverns in Virginia and my inner writer was so glad I did… When […]
Off And Running
Taking Writing on the RoadOn a recent trip to North Carolina, I brought my computer and my camera–my first mistake. Photography proved itself to be the most incredible distraction from […]
It Isn’t All About The Trees, You Know
Editing the forest The big pictureHave you ever stood up high on a mountain and looked out over the world? You see the houses and trees, but they blend. The […]
Creating characters from scratch
Creating Characters is a little like baking a cake: lots of ingredients and a satisfying result.I think I’m going to disappoint a lot of people when they get the low […]
Conflicting Characters
Interviewing characters is like having tea with the voices in my head.You hear their voices all the time, don’t you? It’s a writer’s curse to hear that whisper in the […]