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December 7, 2017

What??!! Snow in San Antonio?

I am super psyched right now. It is officially snowing in south central Texas. I haven’t seen real snow in 16 years. ❤❄❤❄ Love it!


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Published on December 07, 2017 17:34

December 6, 2017

December 5, 2017

Inspiring Quotes Part 5

There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period.” –Brene Brown


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Published on December 05, 2017 18:42

December 4, 2017

Inspiring Quotes Part 4

Negativity is the enemy of creativity.” –David Lynch


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Published on December 04, 2017 17:26

December 3, 2017

Inspiring Quotes Part 3

Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.” –Edward de Bono


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Published on December 03, 2017 08:46

December 2, 2017

Inspiring Quotes Part 2

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Published on December 02, 2017 10:59

December 1, 2017

Inspiring Quotes 

As 2017 comes to a close, I’d like to leave you with a series of inspirational quotes that will hopefully inspire and uplift you.


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Published on December 01, 2017 21:40

November 30, 2017

Character Creation & Development

Some thoughts on creating characters.


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Characters should be three dimensional for the most part. If they are significant at all, then you need to take the time to develop them into real people. There should be more to them than just stock personalities/groups. Sure, you could write the stereotypical ‘jock’ as your antagonist, with nothing more to them than being an athlete/bully, but why would you want to? Readers have seen him a thousand times, so not only is it unrealistic: it’s either going to be forgettable, laughable, or offensive. I’m guessing you don’t want any of those things. So, why don’t we dig a little deeper into character creation?



When To Create Your Character



In my experience, it can be good to have at least an idea of what your character is like before you outline (or do your first draft, if you don’t outline) your story. You can you a sheet of paper…


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Published on November 30, 2017 19:14