Before I begin developing my characters for a story, I either draw or paint locations, take photographs of interesting places, and make maps of where my main characters live. I want to be able to see where they are while I write, and what the areas look like if I want to use location descriptions … Continue reading 2011.2.28 Writing: Fictional Places
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Characters Who Stay
I was fourteen when I created my first book character: David Evans. His name came from the popular daytime gothic horror TV show in the US, Dark Shadows. His first name came from the boy character, David Collins, and his surname came from the waitress, Maggie Evans. Both characters had no siblings and lived with … Continue reading Characters Who Stay
New Story, Old Tale Again
Today, I’m presenting another edited repost from my old blog Vree Erickson. This one delves deeper into the “behind the scenes” of Ridgewood and Vree Erickson. Enjoy. Before there was Ridgewood, there was Ravenwood, a fictional town I created in my high school creative writing classes. In the center of the town that I named … Continue reading New Story, Old Tale Again
Ghost Love, Again
Today, I’m presenting another edited repost from my old blog Vree Erickson. This one has a story about Vree for your reading pleasure. This is the first story I wrote that featured Vree as the leading main character, which I penned when I was fourteen. I changed the story years later to feature my Dave … Continue reading Ghost Love, Again
Vree’s Beginnings Again, 2
Today, I’m presenting another edited repost from my old blog Vree Erickson. (Vree is a character that appears in many of my stories.) In the last post about Ridgewood and Vree Erickson, I introduced the character, Nick Corwin. He was the result of a high school creative writing assignment that developed into a short story … Continue reading Vree’s Beginnings Again, 2
Magic Typewriter, Again
This is another edited repost from my old blog Vree Erickson, in which I wrote more about Vree’s backstory. (Vree is a character that appears in many of my stories.) I mentioned last week that Vree’s last name was Erikson in the very early publications of my stories. The spelling changed to Erickson when I … Continue reading Magic Typewriter, Again
Vree’s Beginnings Again, 1
This is an edited repost from my old blog Vree Erickson, in which I discussed some of Vree’s backstory. (Vree is a character that appears in many of my stories.) In the beginning, Vree lived on Myers Ridge in Ravenwood, Pennsylvania. I created Ravenwood when I was 13 and thought it was a cool spooky … Continue reading Vree’s Beginnings Again, 1
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