Sacrifice's Hero

Sacrifice is the mark of a true hero. Edgeshifter wears this mark as she makes decisions that lead her to walk the loneliest path. Do you think she should have or should she have gone with the flow, like everyone else?

Party Animal

Anyone ever take the color personality test? They separate you be colors based on your personality and who you think you are. Its supposed to be super accurate. According to it, I am a yellow. Which means I'm a party animal who loves to be the center of attention. Hmm..surprisingly true. ;)

Party Animal

Anyone ever take the color personality test? They separate you be colors based on your personality and who you think you are. Its supposed to be super accurate. According to it, I am a yellow. Which means I'm a party animal who loves to be the center of attention. Hmm..surprisingly true. ;)

How-to: Character Profile

Character profiles help writers create real characters. Here's how I do mine:Name
Age
Biography (Family, friends, what brought the character where they are now, etc.)
Height
Weight/Body type (Are they skinny or heavy, lean or just slender)
Face Type (heart, oval, round, square)
Complexion
Eyes (color and shape)
Hair
Clothing style
Speaking style (fast, quiet, loud, careful, etc.)
General demeanor
Career
Prejudices
Best Qualities
Worst Qualities
Hobbies
Talents
What they see (when they look at the world do they see violence or hope, etc.)
Perceives the world as something... (change, save, end, etc.)
Setting
How do they react to a new environment?
Introspection (what they need to realize, whether they do or not)
Confidence (high, low, too high)
What do they hear? (rumors, gossip, compliments, etc.)
What they really think/say when alone?
Pet phrases and slang
Liar? (yes, no, about what)
Silence (do they like it, how do they deal with it)
Reaching for what in life
Goal
Heart's desire
It'd be nice to have...
They need...
Where they're going through story
Wants...
Action willing to take to get what they want
Obstacles
Overcomes obstacles by...
Stands with/for...
Believes...
Fights for...
Will die for...
3 Wishes
3 Fears
Flaws
3 Heroic qualities (even the bad guy has some!)

This template may seem like overkill but the more you know about a character the better. They become real to you and to your readers!!! Feel free to use!

A beautiful World

Sometimes, the thing we wanted isn't what we needed. I thought I was where I was supposed to be, but I wasn't. But I am now. I feel free, like I'm flying, but solid as a mountain. It's beautiful.

Where do I belong?

In the story. Reality is hard to face. It's too real. I can't be me there. I don't know how. But in that other world, I make the rules. No one can approve or disapprove. It's all me. It's easier to face, easier to be myself there. 

In the real world, I am liked, ignored, loved. Its much simpler in the story world. No one does anything to me. There aren't any complicated emotions with the people  create. We understand each other completely.

That's the world I belong in.

Moving Forward

So, today I got the final copy of my novel. with luck, its re Aaron ready for print.

Segolia Saturday!

"The road you must follow will not e an easy one...Your losses will be much greater than others. You will be defeated, but you cannot give up. Many will need your strength." -Segolia: Daughter of Prophecy

lie vs lay

Standing Alone
I fought so hard
Against their rules and ways
They never let down their guard
I fought for a thousand days
But I tire so very easily, so fast
They are without number
I cannot last
Against those that are not humbler
And I have to ask you now
Do you feel like you can win even still?
Do you feel like you can bow?
Are you feeling like they cannot kill?
Because I’m not now

a challenge for my fellow writers

Prom Pizza

Pizza for
prom
I
didn't even
know
silly I know now
i said yes!

Help My Poem

The Ocean

Some people just dip their feet in one step at a time
Not wanting to get sucked into the depths of the sea
Some dive right in
Thinking they have nothing to fear
But as for me, I stand on the shore
Waiting for the ocean to come to me

It‘s like waiting for a rainstorm
There‘s not really a way to tell
When its coming to you

PLEASE THIS POEM NEEDS HELP

Now that i have your attention. give me feedback on what i can do with this mess of metaphors

I See

Impact
Brilliance flashes
Like a firework sparking across my eyes
More beautiful than a rose garden
More dramatic than anything I can think of
Brighter than a thousand suns
I have never seen
As I do now
How can someone be blind
And not know it?

Connections

I've been thinking a lot about the themes of my novel lately. I never realized how deeply the story is connected to the real world. Yes, it's a fantasy, not at all realistic. But the story shows that people can change. Forgiveness is a huge part of Segolia. I think it's something we all need to remember. It's never too late to be forgiven. There is no mistake to great. We can always find peace of mind.

Hero

"Even if you fight, you have managed to preserve lives that others would destroy."
- Edgeshifter, Segolia: Daughter of Prophecy
Now that's a true hero. Who is your hero?

Ask Away

I said this last week, but I'm going to repeat myself now.
If you have any questions, I will do my best to answer them. Obviously, I'm not going to give away any story endings but other than that, ask away!

Just What I Need

She stands hesitantly, watching her surroundings that seems to put her in the background. Her dark hair is pulled back in a pony tail, rushed by the morning lateness. Her eyes are far away, as if she's staring into some distant world that only she can see...

Yeah. That girl is me, and the thing is I do stare off into another world. Whenever life gets hard, I disappear into that other world. It may not always be happier, but its a place full of magic and mystery. Just what I need.

Why?

When I was writing my novel, I got the funniest responses. If they make a movie, I want in. When you' 're rich and famous, don't forget me. The best one was always why?That simple question was asked with horror. Like, why would you do something like that? I mean, based on their response, you'd think I'd killed somebody.
I would always laugh and shrug. I wrote because I enjoyed it.
But I never realized how much that simple desire would affect other people. Now that it's getting published, other writers come and let me know that I have rekindled their desire to write. I didn't know that would happen. It makes me feel like I have great purpose, that I can not only entertain readers, but inspire them.
Yes, you can achieve greatness. It's not just for the rich and famous. It's for the dreamers.
So for those horror- struck people, that's why. I love write, it's my passion. But I love to inspire too. What else could I want?

An Author

So, if you haven' t seen this yet, this is the picture to be on the back of the novel, with my author' s bio.