Author: Lisa Saul
*BOOKS* How I received a SUPERNATURAL education in writing
How I received a rather supernatural education in how to write and edit books.
*BOOKS* The unrivalled power of a novel
Last night, Tristan (my teenage son) and I were talking. He’s reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and he commented on how he loved the richness of the language, especially the way people spoke to one another.
*BOOKS* All new formats and an all new book.
You know, I haven’t posted on this blog for a long time, and I am still thinking heavily about continuing it or not. There doesn’t seem to be a great deal of interest in it. That’s okay. I’m not upset by it. But combine that with a great disarray of my thoughts about putting down on paper in a fairly orderly fashion what I know about writing, and it makes it a lot of hard work for very little gain.
*BOOKS* “You’re not a proper writer.”
This rather long, slighty awkward post is part self-confession and part advice. Originally written for writers, I think it’s relavant for anyone on a journey to who they were created by God to be.
Three Easy Steps to Writing Vivid Characters
Have you ever read a book where the characters were so real, you found yourself thinking about them long after the book was over? What is it that made them so memorable? Why do some characters stick in our brains for years, becoming our close friends, when others barely come to life even as we read?
Free Download: A Character Questionnaire
In my article “7 Steps to Plotting Your Novel”, I talked about creating character sheets. Filling out character sheets can be a really effective way to know your characters inside and out before you write. It is also a valuable first step in making your characters memorable, well-rounded, consistent and alive to your reader. I find that the easiest way to do a character sheet is to fill out a pre-made questionnaire.
And then God intervened … Blog news
I mentioned in “I need to be honest with you” how this blog might not be continuing past November 30th. If you haven’t read that newsletter, the basic summary is this: I had intended to pack up the whole website by August 30th 2020 after two years of, well, not much, but at that time God intervened and I extended the website three months.
7 Steps to Plotting Your Novel
These steps were originally in the blog post, “Plotting: Is it better to be a Planner or a Pantser?” I moved them here to make it easy to use as a reference and to shorten the other post. There is a bit more to say about planning, and I recommend you still read the post above if you haven’t already.
