Chelsea Writes

1. If research is needed, do the research. 2. Show emotion by showing your character’s physical and mental reaction to those emotions. 3. The character should drive the plot, not the other way around 4. The reader does not need to know all the backstory that there is at the very beginning, but they shouldn’t get to chapter 5 and still have no idea who or what the story is about. 5. Actual male/female friendships that are genuinely platonic exist 6. You can show who your character is as a person, through their interactions, through what they want, what they have, who they hang out with, what they say, and what they do. 7. It’s more interesting and convincing to show who a character is via Tip #6 than it is to simply tell the readers “She’s kind, brave, pretty, driven etc. etc.” 8. A Mary Sue ruins the story not because she’s perfect but because the story flows around her in a very boring and unrealistic way. 9. Strong Female Characters do not have to be Butch, ...

One thing you'll learn about me through this blog is that I love, and I mean love   a well-told story. There are very few genres or mediums that I don't like. What matters to me is the quality of the storytelling. This blog will be a mix of 3 main things.  1. Me giving you writing tips 2. Me sharing progress reports and even snippets of my novel  3. Me analyzing what makes a well-told story by using examples from things I've read and watched to go over various topics A well-told story, in essence, I think, has great characters, a plot that in presented in an interesting way, and that makes you believe, even if it's just for a little while, that it could/did happen and is important.