Creating Characters Using Collaborative Storytelling
…storytelling game, as you play your character, you’ll occupy their headspace and become intimately familiar with not only the choices they make, but how they come to those decisions and…
…storytelling game, as you play your character, you’ll occupy their headspace and become intimately familiar with not only the choices they make, but how they come to those decisions and…
…add details like cities, rivers, lakes, forests and mountains. If you don’t have dice, you could use small pebbles, buttons, or coins. I highly recommend getting a set of polyhedral…
…the other hand, hosted over 100 writers from North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and the Pacific. It’s therefore more global yet more intimate, giving attendees the chance to broaden…
…stats are assigned dice to roll rather than points. Character Stats The character stats in these games are Fight, Flight, Grit, Brains, Brawn, and Charm. When creating your character you…
…per player), a voice recorder, a fireproof bowl, and 10 tealight candles. Set the candles up in a circle around the bowl, pass 5 index cards and a marker out…
…and “Long lost” printed on them along with an illustration. Each card falls into one of five types: Place, Aspect, Character, Event, and Item. These cards are used in play…
…yourself to focus on the most relevant points. Then, go online, find PW’s review for the same novel, and see how your review compares. What’s the same? What’s different? What…
…first day of her sales effort: After ALL these collected years of talking with fans after every show, twittering daily, staying connected, singing hard, touring constantly, and answering thousands of…
…introvert (like me!), writing conferences can be incredibly valuable and—dare I say it?—even fun. You just have to have a plan for the before, during, and after. Before the Conference…
…to experience the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and tactile sensations of their setting firsthand simply by visiting the location. But what about those of us who write historical fiction—how can…