https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mNo7eDYZlI This week on the Writescast Network! Join us for the YouTube PREMIERE of this Novel Approaches podcast episode all about retellings, LIVE at 11am Central Time on Saturday, April 11th, 2020! Once upon a time, guest co-hosts Avery Ames and r.r. campbell explored retellings. Along the way, they learned there's more to retellings than… Continue reading Retellings, Ahoy!
Author: Avery Ames
My Writing and Revision Process
Revision. Some writers love it, some hate it. I fall into the first camp. Give me a rough manuscript over a blank page any day. But I have a very visual brain and I tend to get overwhelmed by large tasks pretty easily, so my setup is mostly designed to break everything down into bite-sized… Continue reading My Writing and Revision Process
Find Your Squad: How Support Makes All The Difference
Writing is, at its core, a solitary pursuit. When asked to envision a writer, you probably picture someone sitting alone at a laptop (or even a typewriter), spilling their story onto the page. [gif: Kermit the Frog typing on a typewriter] When I first started writing seriously as an adult, I worked alone for years,… Continue reading Find Your Squad: How Support Makes All The Difference
Music Monday: Faerie Masquerade
Who doesn't love a good masquerade scene in a fantasy novel? Intrigue, deception, romance... and music. [gif: David Bowie in the film "Labyrinth" removing a goblin mask] If you're writing a masked ball scene and need a little musical inspiration, try this instrumental playlist full of lilting waltzes, haunting violin covers, and ethereal piano. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5nEpluIskw6i76TWlZddQe
The Netmaker
My earliest draft of Cambiare included folklore from Cirelle's world in an assortment of flash-fiction blurbs. They have been cut from the original manuscript, but thought I'd share this one as a "deleted scene". [photo: hand-made net] The Netmaker In the seaside village of Lemarque, there once lived a netmaker of great skill. His fishing… Continue reading The Netmaker
Amy Avery / Avery Ames 