Candy Korman's Blog, page 11

What's in a name?

What's in a name? A great deal, if you are creating characters in fiction.

Today's Monster Meditation is about my struggles to find the right names for characters in my fiction.

http://www.candysmonsters.com/naming-...

Ideas? Please chime in...

Short-Term Time Travel

Interested in exploring "short-term time travel" as a literary device in fiction?

Check out my new Monster Meditation on Candy's Monsters blog and chime in with your ideas!

http://www.candysmonsters.com/short-t...

Stretching Writer Muscles!

Sometimes a change of scene refreshes the mind. This is also true for writers venturing outside their usual genres and styles. A new point-of-view is like visiting a new country -- it changes everything!

Check out my new Monster Meditation on Candy's Monsters blog:

http://www.candysmonsters.com/stretch...

Cue the Music!

Q: What sets the TIME and PLACE in a story?

A: MUSIC!

My new Monster Meditation contemplates the use of music in storytelling to establish the time and place.

Any thoughts?

Please share them on Candy's Monsters blog:

http://www.candysmonsters.com/time-pl...

Character Descriptions...

OK readers... how much do you want to know about a character's appearance?

Writers... any ideas about how to give just enough without bogging the story down in fashions & extraneous details?

Share, share, share...

On Candy's Monsters Blog!

http://www.candysmonsters.com/charact...

The new Monster Meditation is seeking advice on character descriptions.

I LOVE My Computer!

In my new Monster Meditation (aka blog post)I reveal how I feel about my computer and ponder my fate as an author in a pre-computer era.

http://www.candysmonsters.com/i-love-...

Time for Writers to Be Sneaky!

My new Monster Meditation is on Red Herrings and other false clues.

Share your experience with literary deceptions on Candy's Monsters blog:

http://www.candysmonsters.com/sneaky-...

DNA Help Wanted Poster!

What if the DNA left at a crime scene gave detectives a picture of the criminal? It's starting now/soon....

This could change EVERYTHING!
And I'm pondering the implications on Candy's Monsters right now:

http://www.candysmonsters.com/this-co...

Cooking Up Characters in the Kitchen

Today on Candy's Monsters blog, I'm pondering what we reveal as people —and how writers can describe characters— by focusing on what they eat and cook!

http://www.candysmonsters.com/food-gl...

Someone's in the kitchen WRITING!

False Memories and Lies

How do false memories manage to feel so real?

What happens when false, or implanted, memories wind up as testimony in court?

All sorts of messy business happens!

Share your ideas on Candy's Monsters blog:

http://www.candysmonsters.com/false-m...