For me, this is possibly the most exciting part of the whole writing process, even more so than the story itself, because the characters make the story! Actually, I create my characters before I begin coming up with a plot. I'll have a general idea of the sort of world and story I want to create the characters for, but the plot comes through them and their desires. Perhaps that is a bit different than how most writers do it, but I wouldn't have it any other way. We are all

You know what I'm talking about ;) ....... Writing. I'm talking about writing. Very sexy stuff, writing. If you do it right. Haha Okay, I'll stop with the jokes for a minute. Seriously though, you have to be in the correct sort of mood to really make the creativity move through you. We've all been there...sitting at our desk desperately trying to make good ideas pop out of our heads and onto the page. If you're not in the right creative space mentally, that road can on

When it comes to writing, I am guilty of doing things the old fashioned way. Many of my friends will watch me carrying around my leather bound journals, writing entire novels by hand, and they feel compelled to ask: "Why don't you just type it instead?" To be fair, they have a point. It takes me about twice as long (logistically speaking) to get a novel written because I first write it all by hand, then I type it. So, why don't I just skip a step and go straight to typing

To answer my own question, an awful lot. Putting a title to your work can be more difficult than writing the entire novel. Why is this so hard? Well, you need to find something that properly conveys about 500 pages worth of your heart, and still is catchy enough for someone to stop and think "Yea, okay. I'll give this a go." It can be a heart wrenching balance. I'm a big fan of human psychology, so when I was trying to think of something that would be a good title for my