In graphic design, colour is very important. Yet for some reason, it seems the use of colour is frequently set aside when it comes to writing. Newbie authors are always instructed to remember to include scents and sounds into their writing, but of the many seminars and writing classes I’ve attended, I’ve never heard mention [...]
Was wandering through Chapters/Indigo the other day with my BFF and came across a copy of Breverton’s “Phantasmagoria”. I just had to have it! From Dragons, vampires, werewolves and fairies to flying carpets, lost cities and modern-day mysteries, this delightful compendium of over 250 weird and wonderful legends, myths and monsters will entertain and astound [...]
We’ve all been there, haven’t we writers? You’re humming along, words flowing, plot zipping, then all of a sudden… BLAM. You’re stuck. You’ve got nothing. The creative juices are dried up. Tapped out. So you sit down and try to determine what is wrong. You examine your outline looking for holes. You read the work-in-progress [...]
