Character Dialogue: Crafting Compelling Conversations In this insightful video, learn the art of crafting compelling character dialogue that brings your story to life! You’ll Discover: Why showing, not telling, is crucial for effective storytelling, How to avoid immersion-breaking monologues and lazy writing, The importance of adapting dialogue for different formats (text vs. audio), Techniques for … Read more
A.I. In Story Writing In this insightful video, you’ll discover the power of A.I. in story writing and how to harness it effectively. We share our experience using AI as a research tool for crafting a Neolithic-era story, emphasizing the importance of asking the right questions and using AI to enhance, not as a replacement … Read more
I hate cold water. Once upon a time I could mince words about it but now things are much more stark. When the shower goes cold, because someone else starts theirs, as the temperature drops suddenly icy, I sequel, squirm and mumble profanity. When icy water falls from the sky, obscene amounts of clothing and … Read more
The author & book website is something that I have struggled with for quite some time. It is one of those things that the more I think about it, the more difficult it becomes to work on it. I’m just staring at the giant elephant with no idea where to start eating! Like so many … Read more
Many seek the rewards, fewer are willing to face the beast, and fewer still are prepared to face the curse that accompanies the hoard they pretend to desire. My workout music is a little intense, but here is Fafner’s Gold… (https://youtu.be/3EloXyqtnqs) Be hard or your ears might bleed… Fafner’s legend is a tale of greed, … Read more
What happens when you have a bad day? I woke up feeling nauseous and sore. Since it’s that wonderful balmy time of year, flu season, I groaned. There have been couple of really good days this week, so the turn of today is a little bit irritating. There were things on the list that I … Read more
To book, or not to book? I know that I prefer reading real books, no batteries and I like the tactile ability to mark pages that are important for reference. I have some hard copy books that are just fuzzy halved post-it notes with key points highlighted. I have others that are just really nice … Read more
Good morning world! So, this week we have a new project that we are starting. I have never taken on a challenge like this before! Because I am interested in business and personal development, my audible folders are full of them to prove it, I have the crazy idea to work with one of the … Read more
Good morning, It is a new day for Douglas Franklin. We are starting this blog to combine and collate thoughts on various projects relating to my literary addiction. The plan is to post about once a week. That will probably be insufficient; I consistently tell people that we need to ‘aim for the moon, because … Read more
