Writing – Page 2 – Suzanne Warr

When to Tell a Character Enough is Enough

21SeptemberSuzanne7 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, Writing

I’m a fan of realistic characters, that are capable of taking on a life of their own and steering the story in wild new directions. Â Sometimes, I’ve had a character that was meant to by a wallflower show up and make friends with my main character, and the two of them become such best buds

Creating myths, busting them up, and writing them down

31AugustSuzanne6 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, Writing

Do you guys miss me? Â Was the summer dry and boring, without Apricot-kitty’s weekly opine on all things middle grade and literary? Â Well, huzzah and hooray, cause I’m back! Â The summer was fabulous, and the fall promises to be wonderful as well. Â It’ll bring a couple changes to the blog–fall is good for change–in that

Shout out for Description, and round up of Middle Grade links

22JuneSuzanne11 CommentsCrafting Pieces, Writing

Could that subject/title be any more boring? Â Perhaps if I passed out prizes. Â Clearly it’s a good thing I’m taking a short break from my summer break to put up a post–if my absence lasted any longer, I’d probably forget where to find my blog! Â So far the break has been glorious, however, for reading,

A Practical Guide to Getting that Middle Grade Mood

6AprilSuzanne7 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, Writing

We talk about the age of characters in MG, and while there’s some dispute, we can generally agree that the range is from approx. 8 to somewhere around 12-14. Â We also talk about content, such as more limited romance, or a younger approach to it with less focus on finding a soul-mate. Â But, what about

Happy Bday to Obsidian Threads!

5DecemberSuzanneNewsy Bits About Writing and Writers, Writing

Today, as a Friday special, we have a guest post by Charlie Pulsipher, who has just released book 2 in his Lost Shards series, Obsidian Threads. After that teaser of a cover, here’s the blurb for the book:Â Â Rho has awakened. Its acolytes will tear worlds apart to release their deity from its prison. Any hope

Happy Halloween!

31OctoberSuzanne4 CommentsHome in the Rookery, Writing

Next time I decide to grow a garden, I’m making one like this– because every trick or treater deserves to be met by a full-sized composted body, don’t you think? It would have scared the cowgirl hat off of me! Â Though I also suspect I wouldn’t have been able to resist sneaking closeer to see

On Being a Witch Dressed up as a Muggle, and a novel excerpt

24OctoberSuzanne4 CommentsHome in the Rookery, NinChicks, Writing

I’m woefully out of practice writing Friday posts, and moreover just sneezed all over my screen (TMI? hehe) so this will be short and sweet. Â First, a hopefully helpful insight from the costume I threw together for a party a week ago– –that’s me, as a witch dressed up as a muggle. Â It’s funniest if

MMGM: Is that Golden Retreivor here to gut you?

5OctoberSuzanne8 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, Writing

I’ve just wrapped up my two day seminar, listening to David Farland (aka David Wolverton) and it was awesome! Â In fact, all of it–or, um, everything–was awesome! Â Especially this pic, of the two of us. Very memorable, no? Â I think it’s the best pic that’s not a pic but rather a pathetic stick drawing representation

Writing middlegrades: Do you inspire wonder, or horror?

15SeptemberSuzanneMarvelous Middle Grades, Writing

As I sit here typing this post, I have the creepy feeling there’s a spider in my hair. Â There’s the echo of a tickle at the roots of my hair, and a kind of slithering sensation across my scalp. Â Of course I know there isn’t LIKELY a spider in my hair…but I have been out

Attack of the Pair-a-noids

25JulySuzanne5 CommentsFlash Friday, Writing

I’m still running a bit behind after my trip to the dentist yesterday afternoon, in which I picked up a crown for my broken tooth. Â Because I’ve heard crowns are quite comforting when a tooth is broken. 😉 But I always have time for a little paranoia, right? Â And that’s what this week’s prompt is

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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