Well, anywhere and everywhere. The question you should actually be asking is, ‘What connections can I make with those ideas?’ Ideas are one flint of what you need to set ablaze your creativity. So what is the second flint? It’s connectivity. Ideas come from any place you can imagine. From the news, social media, that odd conversation between those two suspicious characters on the bus, the grocery store, etc. A lot of people ask this…
The first question you need to ask yourself is, ‘Why are you writing?’ Then comes the ‘What are you writing?’ and ‘For whom?’ When I first began writing, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to write epic fantasy stories filled with magic and dragons and all sorts of amazing, destiny-imbued characters. I started with the most cliché of things, which was to copy Hollywood plot lines, because, well, they were the…
Hello everyone, I have been on and off for some time now. I kept promising to restart my website and always failed to do so. But this time things have changed, and I have more free time for myself, as well as a better grip on my schedule. I spent a few hours the other day creating a plan to post useful and meaningful posts from here on out. Starting in January, I will post…
These lists are not comprehensive and I will add books and resources as time goes by. If you have any friendly suggestions, please contact me and I will review and add them. NON-FICTION Personal Growth: I believe that in order to succeed in anything; you need to work from the inside out. Therefore, this list comes first. Comics: General Fiction: Heavy Reading: This next list is of books I think every adult needs to read.…
Writing involves a lot of research and reading. One tip I will not tire of repeating is that you should read… a lot! I’m not joking, it really improves your writing. The Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed follows several characters in the grand city of Dhamsawaat. Doctor Adoulla Makhslood and his assistant Raseed, fight monsters called ghuls until a mission from a former love forces Adoulla into the most dangerous battle of his life.…
