Crafting Rich Characters (Part 1)

Greetings to all the storytellers out there. Let me start out by first wishing you a peaceful Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Then by sharing how delighted I am to be part of the Story Empire crew. I never tire of chatting about the craft of writing and hope to share some observations and insights …

Writing Set-Up for the Big Reveal!

Greetings, SE Readers. Beem with you today. First, I want to thank everybody involved with Story Empire for the warm welcome extended to me as a new member. The invitation to join truly is an honor. I would also like to wish everybody a Happy New Year. Here is my first post. Some writers swear …

Story Development and Execution Part 1: Ideation

Ciao, SEers. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. I intended to spend my time off entirely work-free, and while I didn’t open my laptop, I couldn’t turn off my mind. When I wasn’t soaking up every second I could with my daughter, I was thinking about my workload for 2022. I have stories …

Benefits Of Journaling

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you today for my first post of 2022. Hope your year is off to a great start. Years ago, when I was still in the “want to be a writer” stage, I began a writing journal. While many of those first entries sounded like a pity party, there were several …

Writing Goals

Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you today for my last post of 2021. This subject has likely been covered before (probably by me) but this is the season when I tend to look ahead at the upcoming year. I began to set writing goals several years ago. There are many ways to do this. What …