Describing characters well is a great challenge for any writer, and the truth is I use the same three-layered process to describe dragons as I do to describe any other character:
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Questions from Readers About How I Develop And Write My Stories
From time-to-time I write on this blog to answer some of your questions. This post is about how I develop and write my stories.
Some Notes About My Writing Process
New and aspiring writers often ask published writers, “What’s your process?” It feels a little funny to talk about the writing process, because it’s something I’m always learning about as well — even though I’ve been doing it for twenty years!
Questions from Readers About Writing and What Influenced Me to be a Writer
I try to answer as many of your emails and Facebook posts as I can, but sometimes I can’t get to them all. So I’ve gathered some of the best questions about writing, and my answers to them, here.
Why Do I Write Fantasy?
So you might well ask: With all the magic of the natural world around me, why do I create new worlds when I pick up my pen? Why am I drawn to the imaginary realms of fantasy?
Part II: How Do You Write Your Stories, T. A. Barron?
I need to get three elements worked out before I can start a new book: Detailed descriptions of each new character; a big idea that drives the plot, usually in the form of a question or two that the characters will answer in their thoughts and actions; and an amazing environment for their adventures.
Atlantis Rising – Today’s the Day!
Today is a very exciting day – the launch of my latest book, Atlantis Rising. Atlantis – a name, a place, and a mystery, all in one.
How Do You Write Your Stories, T. A. Barron?
It’s the question fans always ask: “How do you write your stories?” Writers say they hate this question, and probably some really do. Because the writing process can be a fragile structure of instincts, research, emotion, and whatever talent we’re fortunate to possess, held together with the proverbial spit and bailing wire. Sometimes we’re afraid the whole thing might tumble down if we look at it too hard!
Growing Your Own Story
“There are three essential rules for writing. Unfortunately … nobody knows what they are.” Encouraging words? But when a good friend who was an accomplished writer said them to me, her eyes sparkled. It’s taken me several years—and several books of my own—to...