All right, this topic. I have done perhaps two minutes of research, so I'm pretty qualified. Onomatopoeia is interesting. I've seen it used or avoided in writing. I, myself, have used it sparingly without really thinking about it. Surprisingly, when I posted a snippet of my work on a forum, a reader told me that … Continue reading To Onomatopoeia Or Not To Onomatopoeia

Ah, another monthly update-ish thing! Coming in late, of course. I blame wildblow, the writer I mentioned in a previous blog post. I'm done reading his work now, back to business. This week is a week I told myself I would not get excited for. I would not get my hopes up. Now I've gone … Continue reading The Moments of Truth

Characters. What is it that really separates the good from the bad? What characters make the reader salivate over every appearance, cause the reader to psychoanalyze every thought and relate to every action? I don't really know that I could say. However, I've been reading Worm by John McCrae a.k.a. wildbow (Google it if you want a long … Continue reading Whose Story Is It Anyways?

Another week gone, with some more editing, another two chapters written, and another two or so chapters posted on Wattpad. One milestone marks this week: What Lies In Me is exactly halfway posted. As of right now, I've gotten an average of five to six views a chapter. Not great, but not bad, considering my … Continue reading What Lies In Me Update

I set out to write my first book based on a dream that I had. As a result, the main character was a younger, more awkward version of me. A couple of my friends ended up being in the book, casted in the roles they held in my dream. Since I had never written a … Continue reading Not Even Pretending To Be Normal Anymore

*sigh* Here I am, with an Author website, and I find myself having to be reminded of a simple thing: I am not an author by trade. I am an engineer. Lately, I have been focusing too much on making my presence as an author. I have a very busy life, and I have been … Continue reading The Responsibilities of a Part-Time Author

This last month has been slow. For my sake, I need to remind myself of my progress. Where I am, and where I am going. This may become a semi-monthly kind of post. Disbelief Suspended: It has been a month since I finished the first draft of this story. There are a couple of people … Continue reading What Am I Doing?

Nearly every post about writing tips will tell you to write daily, or as often as you can manage. I should know, I read hundreds of writing tips in the last year of so. This piece of advice is the one that has rung the most true for me, but not in a way that … Continue reading I Am Always Writing

Stories have to come from somewhere. I know several people that have thought about writing, people with more talent than I have when it comes to putting words on paper, yet they cannot come up with an idea. I don't really understand this, but I've decided to reveal my super-detailed process that I have used … Continue reading Ripping Off Other Writers: A Guide

As noted in my previous blog post, I will be posting my first manuscript, What Lies In Me, on Wattpad. That time has obviously come. The first three chapters are live, and I am planning on adding more once per week. Feel free to give it a read if you like: Urban Fantasy Young Adult … Continue reading What Lies In Wattpad?