R.A. Benton's Blog

A Writer's Journey Part I: Do You Know Your Characters?

Characters matter; your audience will connect with them to a much greater degree than they will the most eloquently constructed descriptive passage of all time.  Certainly, descriptive scenes done well do a great deal in revealing more of our character's depth, particularly when we get the opportunity to witness the manner in which characters interact within the scene.  More often, descriptive passages become passive information in the back of the reader's mind.  It's a transpo...

Pen to Paper

You've thought about it for some time--the story, the characters, the possible titles, the potential sequel, your name in big letters across the cover--just like any other aspiring author.  Published authors (independent or commissioned) do to, but with one crucial difference; they pull out the pen and paper.  And yes, it should be a pen.  I'll explain the pen in just a moment.

Ever been asked the question, "so what do you do?" in which you promptly reply, "I'm an aspiring autho...