Upon first finding this book at Target under Best Sellers 5+ years ago, I was caught by the unique subtitle: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride. For real? I thought. I began to read and just couldn’t stop until my mom told me it was time to go. I kept thinking aboutContinue reading “Book Review: As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride”
Author Archives: W. M. Ashley
Advice for Fiction Writers: 3 Do’s vs. 3 Don’ts for Making a Good Story
+ Respect the reader’s imagination A good writer trusts the reader well enough to fill in the blanks when necessary. I’m not implying that the writer purposefully create holes that end up making the whole book a speculation, but use them where credit is due, like when describing scenery, journeys, or other necessary elements thatContinue reading “Advice for Fiction Writers: 3 Do’s vs. 3 Don’ts for Making a Good Story”
July 2020 Reading Vlog
Welcome to my first book-reading vlog! I plan to upload these monthly and talk about what books I have read for the month, are currently reading, and plan to read the following month. I look forward to reading your comments, questions, other book recs, etc. The books I have included in this vlog (along withContinue reading “July 2020 Reading Vlog”
Book Review: House of Salt and Sorrows, by Erin A. Craig
Wow. This book was definitely different from what I thought it’d be. For one, I didn’t even catch that it was supposed to be a fairytale spinoff until I read the back flap while I was half-way through the story. I had never read the original tale of “The Twelve Dancing Princesses”, but I thinkContinue reading “Book Review: House of Salt and Sorrows, by Erin A. Craig”
Writing A Story: Inspiration
So, you’ve decided that you would like to write a story. Congratulations! But where do you start? Whether you have written no more than a sentence or an entire anthology, you have what it takes. Every member of the human race has a story inside of them. But whether or not you can discover it,Continue reading “Writing A Story: Inspiration”
Writing A Story: Crafting Your Characters
What kind of character appeals to you as a reader? For me, I am always am drawn to a protagonist with an amiable virtue that either matches my own or is one that I hope to aspire to. The same goes for the antagonist, as shocking as that may be. They too may have someContinue reading “Writing A Story: Crafting Your Characters”
Writing A Story: The Plot
There is obviously not just one way to write. The ideas I’ve posted below are individual ways to get you started developing your story’s plot. However, these ideas are also dependent on what exactly you would like to develop in your story–plot, characters, conflict, resolution, etc. So, try each one out and see which worksContinue reading “Writing A Story: The Plot”
