Another author recommended DollDivine.com on her blog as a way to visualise characters. I was intrigued and checked out the site, and found it excellent. Quite a bit of spare time over the next couple days was spent in designing some of the main characters and a couple minor ones from Seascape. If you like toContinueContinue reading “Character designs from Seascape”
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Two cover choices
Well, after seeing all the potential, I’ve come to the decision that I am indeed going to reboot Starscape’s cover. I will likely make a sort of event thingy of it towards the end of the winter, shortly before Seascape comes out. Many of you probably saw my post the other day with my projected new design.ContinueContinue reading “Two cover choices”
Excerpts from Seascape #3: NO! Not an excerpt!
Not an excerpt, but a whole chapter! If you haven’t been reading my blog regularly, then start with Chapter One, then return here to read Chapter Two, in which I introduce Lody, Einur’s sweet little sister, and a number of distasteful persons. You will perhaps notice, if you compare the ending of this chapter with theContinueContinue reading “Excerpts from Seascape #3: NO! Not an excerpt!”
10 reasons to be a writer
You have a legitimate reason to spend your entire life at Tim Horton’s (or wherever my non-Canadian friends hang out), drinking coffee or hot chocolate and guzzling Timbits. Timbits. Hot chocolate. What else can I say? (For those of you who may have heard that Timbits are the ammunition with which we keep all theContinueContinue reading “10 reasons to be a writer”
Excerpts #2 – The Legend of the Klendil Caves
“Once upon a time there was a maiden of Selotan who was fair beyond words, and her hair fell flaxen to her knees. She was called Klenora, and her father’s neighbour’s son loved her dearly and she returned his love. But when they approached the Illyrië for leave to wed, they were refused. Yet theContinueContinue reading “Excerpts #2 – The Legend of the Klendil Caves”
Excerpts from Seascape – #1
I’m gonna do a series of these little excerpts from my WIP. Behold the first one! This is like my favourite line in the entire story so far…
Beautiful words
I keep a list of beautiful words. It’s not their meanings I find beautiful, but their sounds. Considering the meanings of a couple of these words, you’ll find this is true.
4 Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Writers
1. We don’t write as much as you think we do.
At least I don’t. It’s surprisingly hard to buckle down and churn out a couple pages. It’s much easier to gravitate straight to social media the second I get the tiniest touch of writer’s block. I then end up spending ages on Pinterest, pinning things that inspire me, and saying how inspired I feel, and then spending ages longer on Pinterest doing nothing with said inspiration. It’s kinda sad.
Quick update!
I know this post is sickeningly, shamefully late. I’ve been busy with work and life recently and I couldn’t think of anything to blog about. A brief update on what I’ve been up to with Seascape and my other writing should suffice, I think. Who knows, maybe I’ll make a habit of doing monthly updates.
“Deleted scene” from Starscape (spoilers)
Who doesn’t love a good deleted scene? I know I do – I was more than delighted to discover that my new copy of Jane Austen’s Persuasion included her original ending for the book! The scene below never made it into the final draft of Starscape, but I’d love to share it with you anyways since it still fitsContinueContinue reading ““Deleted scene” from Starscape (spoilers)”
Benita J. Thompson 