by nicdarling | Oct 14, 2021 | Writing
I will readily admit to being very inconsistent in the way I build worlds for my stories. Often, I simply follow the characters along and hope some kind of logical, compelling sense of place starts to magically coalesce around them. This usually means far more work...
by nicdarling | Jun 9, 2021 | Writing
The writing prompt from my daughter has officially developed into my next project. The book, tentatively titled The Beasts We Become is proving fun to write and relatively painless to squeeze out of my reluctant brain. I read the first chapter to the work’s...
by nicdarling | May 13, 2021 | Writing
My daughter loves animals. Nearly every job idea she has expressed an interest in through the course of her young life has had something to do with studying, caring for or treating animals. She also loves reading and unsurprisingly, those two passions often overlap....
by nicdarling | Apr 7, 2021 | Writing
I try to avoid using stock images here, and as I’ve relegated most pictures from my acting days to the dusty photo albums of history, I offer an old picture of my son making his directorial debut instead. I did a lot of acting when I was younger. There were...
by nicdarling | Mar 28, 2021 | Writing
The production of a final manuscript is a considerable undertaking. In addition to a great story and interesting characters, you also apparently need proper spelling, punctuation and grammar. Fortunately, I have smart, talented people to help me with such things. One...
by nicdarling | Mar 10, 2021 | Writing
When I was a kid I always got pretty excited if a book I cracked featured a map. There was something about that picture of the world that spoke of possibility. That said, I have never been sure if Through the Stone Gate needs a map or if it helps the story to feature...
