I’ve spent a fair amount of time working with ways to create stunning scenes with these tools full of imagery, detail, and a bit of wonder. Most writers who work with forms of historical content can all pretty much agree. One of the most challenging aspects of recreating the past is that – depending on…
Hypatia of Alexandria changed my life. I sat down a couple of years ago to start researching what is now The Sibylline Chronicles. She found me. I had no clue where I’d end up. In fact, if you can believe it, the only thing I knew for sure was: Gulp! I had a few other ideas. I wanted…
Storyboarding London has been amazing. A decent portion of the second act my WIP is set in modern-day urban London. The scenes are intimate, hardly a sweeping landscape of that amazing city. So, I kept the storyboards for it intimate as well. Interiors, rain, coffee, bits that create strong emotion. They work well to establish…
Ah, writing sprints — my favourite way to make progress on a WIP. Yes, they require me to get up at the crack of dawn, but I always get the best, very quiet, table at my favourite Vancouver café. Despite my serious addiction to the everything bagel egg melt they serve and returning home a…