#Writing Wednesday - August 23rd 2017

I was a guest over on Sue's blog last Thursday (August 17th 2017). If you'd like to read the post - and read my poem about defining reality, which appears in my most recent poetry collection "Catching Snowflakes And Other Poems" - you can do so by clicking here.

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How do you choose your character names? Personally, I search for names that have meaning for the characters. Regardless of what you do though, here's a post with some thoughts on considering what's in a name.

Writing a story with swords in it? Then check out these tips to using swords. Also, here's some information on different types of shields and bows and things.

Regardless of the weapons your story may or may not contain, if it has dragons in it you might like to check out these ways to keep your dragon fresh, so you can make your dragon stand out from the crowd of other dragons out there.

Next, here's a post with a bit of advice in it about using the five senses in creative writing, and one about writing characters without all five senses. For the record - as I mention in the comments of the latter post - I'm happy to assist in any way I can if a fellow author is wishing to do research for a blind character. Just get in touch and I'll help as much as I can. I have first hand experience with the daily life of a blind person, of course, as well as with using three different types of white cane (though I won't pretend to be knowledgeable in all aspects of mobility for the visually impaired) and can read and write braille.

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