Plotting or Pantsing?
I’m going to talk through my plotting process and show you that there are no hard rules in writing, but like most art forms, there are benefits to learning the rules before you decide to break them.
Plot vs Character: My Motivation for Writing Speak with the Dead
There are two main components that drive my stories forward: characters and plot. Both are integral to what I write and I’d like to talk about how they inspired me to write Speak with the Dead.
How D&D Inspired Speak with the Dead
The roleplaying game offers so much to experiment with and explore that it’s easy to come up with ideas for characters, mechanics, and settings. Playing D&D always gets my creative wheels turning.