I've always known what I want to do when I "grow up."



Well, aside from the obvious "author", that's not entirely true. I've had

trouble choosing a career path (aka Author's Alternate/college major).

So I guess a better phrase would be I've always known what i want to be

when I "grow up" (the quotations mean that I'm using Grow Up to mean go

to college, and get a job). I want to be doing something I enjoy, and

that makes… Continue

Recently, I found an old journal of mine. I was enjoying reading about

my past self until I came across a page that had only a few words in

the center:



Jia, gyvysi timg, og auy dep'v sief 'ch'ot auy esi puv et exituni et auys lopfishesvep timg.



It took me a moment before I realized my past self was chastising my now

present self. But because I realized what I'd written, I'd earned my

past self's… Continue

I visited one of my local middle schools this past week. It was

awesome! I met with a group of about fifteen students who were

interested in writing, and I talked mostly about characters. I even had

a PowerPoint to go along with it. (Yes...that made me feel very pro.)



One of the points I made in my presentation is about long and cliche

descriptions. Personally, i prefer to"show" more than "tell" when it

comes to character appearance. This includes inferring a… Continue