Candy Korman's Blog, page 13

Writing is Easy — Waiting is HARD!

I'm playing a waiting game — driving myself a bit crazy while waiting to hear back from test readers. Will they like the first draft of my new novel? Will they give me notes that help me create something special?

Wait, Wait, Wait...

A Monster Meditation on my Candy's Monsters blog...

http://www.candysmonsters.com/a-waiti...

Resolution Time!

My first Monster Meditation of 2015 is about resolutions...

Surprise, surprise, writers are just as likely to make impossible pledges as the rest of the world. Why not try a "doable" resolution?

Check out my post and please share your ideas.

http://www.candysmonsters.com/writers...

Show Don't Tell...

Authors know that revealing a character's inner life is sometimes best shown and not discussed. I'm sharing a first hand experience with SHOW DON'T TELL.

http://www.candysmonsters.com/show-do...

How an encounter with a selfish woman at the gym, became a useful character study...

Check it out and share your observations of how characters reveal themselves in real life and in fiction.

The Year in BOOKS!

2014 was a good year for reading! My new Monster Meditation (aka blog post) on Candy's Monsters, lists a few highlights of my experience as a reader in 2014.

Maybe you'll find something interesting in the mix?

http://www.candysmonsters.com/2014-th...

Walk Like This...

Authors use all sorts of descriptions to communicate the inner life of characters as reflected on the outside. Clothes, food choices, cars, musical taste... and so much more. I'm suggesting that writers consider the WALK of a character, too.

Walk Like This... on Candy's Monsters blog right now!

http://www.candysmonsters.com/walk-li...

What She Wore...

Romance writers aren't the only authors using descriptions of fashion to introduce or define characters.

Check out the new Monster Meditation for more on WHAT SHE WORE in all sorts of fiction — from Bram Stoker to James M. Cain.

http://www.candysmonsters.com/what-sh...

And the Winner Is...

Check out the new Monster Meditation on my Candy's Monsters blog. I've announced the winner of my first contest.

http://www.candysmonsters.com/vampire...

With Vampire Real Estate as the subject, the entries were inspired!

Spies, Lies & Moral Ambiguity

How GOOD does a good character have to be? That's a difficult question to answer in a spy thriller.

This genre fiction is full of moral ambiguity and "good" characters who do "bad" things. Check out my new Monster Meditation on the subject of Spies & Lies.

http://www.candysmonsters.com/spies-a...

On Candy's Monsters Blog...

The Way the Future Used to Be!

I'm exploring futurist literature in my new Monster Meditation. It's an interesting way to learn about the past.


Check it out on Candy's Monsters blog:

http://www.candysmonsters.com/the-way...

Big Cats & Little Cats...

The spirit of an animal or an anthropomorphized creature? Which do you prefer in your animal characters?

Big Cats & Little Cats on Candy's Monsters blog:

http://www.candysmonsters.com/big-cat...

Watch that house kitty roar!