C. M. Rosens

World building is a really important part of story construction. So – how d’you do it? In the next few blog posts, I’ll be looking at this question from a few different perspectives. I have TWO – yes, people, TWO – published authors guest blogging about their personal experiences of constructing worlds, starting with Laura…

Well, the time has come to look at the world-building aspect of story construction. Without a world – even a modern setting and fictionalising of a real place – your story cannot be constructed at all. Just as your story requires a plot, and the plot requires three-dimensional characters, the story will not stand unless…

I’m BACK! Hello again from the flipside of the August holidays! I’ve been away for a bit, and things are hotting up work-wise and such, so lots to be done! Right… now where were we? … Oh, yes. Writing, and such. Well, so far we’ve looked story construction and character development, and been treated to…

Writing For Real So far, I’ve looked at fictional characters in all kinds of genres, including SciFi, Fantasy, Romance, and FanFic. But what about Historical Fiction, and writing about reality? I’ve often wondered about the amount of effort required to make a real person your protagonist. This kind of fiction often gets a bad name…

Hearts and Flowers  I’ve touched on this before, in my previous post Mr Perfect Meets Miss Virgin. I have a real thing about writing stereotypes in any genre, but sometimes fall into the trap myself (I think as writers we’re all guilty of that at some point in our work).    I make no apologies…