by Lucas | Dec 11, 2016 | Blog, Creative Lifestyle, How To, Step 3, Visual Arts
One of the simplest and most elusive truths about a creative lifestyle is that artists are the people who create art. Paul Simon summed up his decades of creative experience in his song “Hurricane Eye”: “You want to be a writer, but you don’t...
by Lucas | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog, GIMP, How To, Step 4, Visual Arts
How to Make a Printable Christmas Card from Scratch Hand-made Christmas cards are one of the best ways to show you care for those on your Christmas mailing list. But getting enough unique cards for everyone on that list can be difficult. Replicating a design...
by Jenn | Oct 19, 2015 | Blog, How To, Step 3, Storytelling
Your NaNoWriMo goal every year is to write 50,000 words. So how do you get there? Scene Cards For the Win! We’ve talked about creating characters. You’ve worked on your 7 Point Story Structure. Now you have to fill in all the blanks. This is where scene...
by Jenn | Oct 16, 2015 | Blog, How To, Step 3, Storytelling
There are more methods to plotting a story than I can count. This year, I’m trying a new-to-me method for planning my NaNoWriMo story: Dan Wells’ 7 Point Story Structure. Never heard of it? Neither had I. What is the 7 Point Story Structure? The 7 Point...
by Jenn | Oct 12, 2015 | Blog, How To, Step 3, Storytelling
Some writers say they don’t control their characters: they have lives of their own. Sometimes they run away from us and do things that surprise us. Creating Characters You don’t have to let your characters run away from you. Knowing their...
by Jenn | Oct 9, 2015 | Blog, Gaming, GIMP, How To, Most Popular, Step 3, Storytelling, Visual Arts
With NaNoWriMo fast approaching, you may be planning on writing a fantasy or sci-fi story. Congrats! This is one of my favorite genres to write. However, if your character(s) are doing much traveling, it’s not hard to get lost. There usually isn’t a...
