tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34074543.post6221314255138690736..comments2023-10-23T10:52:31.045-07:00Comments on Illuminating the Word Through Fiction: Writing Controversy (Redux)Kacy Barnett-Gramckowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866010559482210382noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34074543.post-66416505242707008572017-08-18T11:09:55.871-07:002017-08-18T11:09:55.871-07:00Start with the history of your favorite era on ear...Start with the history of your favorite era on earth, or family lore that might serve as family legend for your characters. Expand on any political chaos or religious conflict of your era. Preliminary research often turns up unexpected morsels of information that plays perfectly into your story. In other words, decide on an era that appeals to you and research it until you can walk with your characters into a scene and live with them, experiencing everything from their weather and lifestyle discomforts as well as social-economic dynamics. <br /><br />Above all, character is key. Be sure your main characters are alive, breathing, and keenly affected and thwarted by their environment! <br /><br />Kacy Barnett-Gramckowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866010559482210382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34074543.post-19449365625324360262016-04-18T07:02:06.228-07:002016-04-18T07:02:06.228-07:00Did you do anything before you started writing a b...Did you do anything before you started writing a book? Like any planning involved? I want to start writing a story but I have no idea how to start it. I know sort of what I want it to be about and it doesn't have any historical background. What would you recommend?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779935785941455442noreply@blogger.com