The Write Path

  Rules are made to be broken - or so they say. When it comes to writing, I love to break a rule or two. I even broke a few rules in my latest release. Did you catch any? 👀👀👀 Here's a few writing rules that I  personally like to conveniently omit from time-to-time. 1. Character Descriptions. I'm not big on writing character descriptions. In fact, in The Love We Had , I completely skipped over this step. Did you notice? I'd like to think that you didn't or if you did, you found it to be irrelevant. I like for my readers to imagine the characters however they'd like. What's attractive to me, might not be attractive to the next person. And why do characters have to be attractive at all? People, regardless of their looks, are deserving of love. It gets tiring trying to describe how superior someone looks, as if it was by their own doing.  I like for the focus to always be on the characters thoughts and values - that's what really defines a person.  2. Word C...

Some say there are two types of writers - plotters and pantsers. If you've never heard of the terms before, not to worry! Here's a quick lesson.  Plotters are writers who carefully plan out the details of their story. You'll find that plotters usually trace story arcs, have outlines, create flow charts, the works! They spend a lot of time constructing their stories and have given thought to everything from the characters backstories to various settings. One of my author friends shared a map with me that she created of an entire fictional town. The map included names of the different districts/neighborhoods, even lakes and woods. It was amazing! Because plotters spend so much time preparing their stories, once they get started they're usually off and running. Plotters often are able to write faster and avoid writers block as they always have their tools to guide them. Pantsers on the other hand, get that moniker because they "fly by the seat of their pants". Th...