Outlining Again: Snowflake Method, Pt. 5.3 – All About Elayne

Knightess of Nowhere Name: Elayne (no last name) Age: Elayne appears to be in her late twenties but in truth she died long ago. She is undead now and effectively immortal but does not know exactly how old she really is. Place of Birth: It’s strange… for some reason, Elayne has no idea where she …

Outlining Again: Snowflake Method, Pt. 5.1 – All About Len

My Novel’s Main Squeeze Name: Len (no last name) Age: Len was 23 when she was married and still looks that age. She is undead and effectively immortal and honestly doesn’t know how old she is anymore. Place of Birth: Does it matter anymore? It’s gone. Fine. Lothersburg. Father Lother had been travelling a long …

Snowflake Method: Round Three, Pt. 4

The Shopkeeper’s Wife only has four main characters (but a ton of side and minor characters), and so after this bio write-up, I can move onto the 4th actual stage of the Snowflake outlining method which is… (looks it up)… yikes. I’m supposed to take the one-paragraph summary of my novel and expand every sentence …

The Crucible of Coal

CLANK! The souls of this dark, lifeless world have long since passed. CLANK! The world itself warped and broken. CLANK! It has been taken by the Abyss. Clink! Clink! All save the dilapidated castle that floats through the nihilistic morass of time decayed. Clink! It is nothing more than a Shard now. But deep within …