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Category: Advice

The Ups & Downs of Introspective Scenes

01/14/2022 b. berry Leave a comment

Character introspection or introspective scenes can be a tightrope routine. This post is to hold your hand through the worry…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: characters, introspection, narrative, thoughts, writing

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust, Death to Characters

01/07/2022 b. berry Leave a comment

So, character death. Since the last year just ended—died, if you will—let’s start off 2022 with a bang, shall we? Character…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: characters, death, narrative, plot

The Thin Line Between Research & Procrastination

12/24/2021 b. berry Leave a comment

So I talked earlier in the year about a way of faking it ‘till you’ve made it regarding research with…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: procrastination, research, writing

Easy Tips & Tricks To Beat The NaNoWriMo Beast

10/15/2021 b. berry Leave a comment

50,000 words in 30 days can look intimidating. Broken up, it’s 1,667 words per day, which can still look scary, but is…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: commitment, inspiration, nanowrimo, planning, quick & easy, resources, tips & tricks

Don’t Sweat Character Distinction!

09/17/2021 b. berry Leave a comment

Spoiler alert: I have a shitton of characters. I have a lot of projects and I tend to end up…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: characters, writing

The Perils of Pacing

09/10/2021 b. berry Leave a comment

Pacing is either something you get and do, or something you struggle with. And how to smooth over transitional scenes…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: commitment, pacing, writing

Lights! Camera! ACTION! (and how to write a good action scene)

08/27/2021 b. berry Leave a comment

Not all stories need action scenes, but when they do need one—how to approach? It can be intimidating to look…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: action scenes, fight scenes, writing

How To Traumatize Your Characters With Grace

08/20/2021 b. berry Leave a comment

Trauma is a pretty broad topic to give advice on, just because there’s such a range of reactions to trauma. There are wrong ways…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: characters, trauma, writing

Sticking Your Feet Into The Bottomless Pool of WORLDBUILDING!

07/16/2021 b. berry Leave a comment

This week, we’re going to be talking about worldbuilding! It’s right there in the name, folks.  The biggest and most…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: inspiration, planning, research, tips & tricks, worldbuilding

Writing Improvement – The Opposite of Quick & Easy

05/21/2021 b. berry Leave a comment

Concerning writing improvement, there is no super quick or easy way to improve. Once in awhile you’ll have an “aha!”…

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Posted in: Advice, Blog Filed under: commitment, improvement, writing

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