Writing Queer Characters, Pt. 3
The past couple days, I went over accidentally writing queer characters and then the beginnings of intentional queer characters. Now,...
Writing Queer Characters, Pt. 2
Part One: https://kaylinrosealexande.wixsite.com/kaylinalexanderbooks/post/writing-queer-characters-pt-1 In yesterday's blog post, I...
Writing Queer Characters, Pt. 1
If you saw my posts introducing my characters of The Secret Portal, you may have noticed that a lot of them had LGBTQ+ flags in the...
Organizing Notes in TSP
Don't worry, I will continue going over my old writing prompts tomorrow, but I'm here with an update on how my WIP The Secret Portal is...
Prologues
I've seen many people have their own takes on whether or not you should have a prologue, and it seems like there is a lot of hate against...
Writing for Children
I have had a lot of experience writing for children, as most of my ensemble cast is under eighteen in both The Secret Portal and School...
Writing Magic Systems
Magic systems definitely are not one-size fits all, so I don't think it's possible to cover all of them, but here's what I have to say...
Deciding to Delete a Scene
Deleting a scene can be a very hard decision when it comes to writing, and as someone who has deleted scenes before, here's my take on...
Fight Scenes in TSP
I have a fair share of fight scenes throughout my series, and I could not write them for the life of me. So, I turned to the Internet. I...
Character Voice in TSP
As I have said in previous blog posts, I have an ensemble cast with multiple narrators, which means I have to have character voice DOWN...
