by Cristelle | Aug 24, 2013 | Blog Articles |
Who wants to hang off cliffs anyway? (cliff-hangers in story telling) The word cliff-hanger conjures up images of actor Sylvester Stallone hanging precariously off mountain tops, doing his very best to simultaneously save and end people’s lives. The whole movie is...
by Cristelle | Jul 30, 2013 | Blog Articles |
Where are we going again? (the sacrosanct story outline) I recently attended a book signing by a celebrated local author. Once the business of the book signing had been completed, those lucky enough to stay squeezed into the shop engaged in a short Q&A session...
by Cristelle | Jul 19, 2013 | Blog Articles |
For me, story telling is all about characters. They are the real driving force behind everything and the reason why I write. It’s all about them: what they feel, what they go through. The story is just a channel for them to accomplish their emotional journey....
by Cristelle | Jun 2, 2013 | Blog Articles |
Music has always taken an important place in my life. I listen to it, every day — on my way to work, all day long while at work, when I relax at home. I would even listen to it in the shower, if I had one of those water-proof radios — Santa, if you’re...
by Cristelle | Apr 15, 2013 | Blog Articles |
One of the first things on which you need to decide when writing a story is point-of-view. The four categories are: First Person In a first-person narrative the story is relayed by a narrator who is also a character within the story, so that the narrator...
by Cristelle | Mar 9, 2013 | Blog Articles |
Why you need to plan ahead — a writer’s tip. When I wrote book #1, I pretty much had no idea what I was doing. I just ploughed ahead, one word after the other, one page after the other, one chapter after the other. It’s not a bad technique per se....
