I recently finished Twelve Months, the latest Dresden Files novel, and it got me thinking about a piece of advice Jim Butcher often gives: don’t go easy on your characters. Their conflict drives the story forward. I translate this to mean: stop being so nice to your characters. In describing his series, Jim Butcher has said…
Tag: Reading
Reading-The Beginning
In Kindergarten, I remember learning the letters of the alphabet and practicing the sounds letters and combinations of letters make (phonics). Then I remember reading. One thing I cannot recall is the exact moment I started reading. That moment when everything just clicked. Since reading became such an integral part of my life and led me towards writing,…
