Category Archives: Novel elements

Dialogue, scenes, characters, plot etc

The shape of names

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Sharon

For me, personal names (first, middle, and last) actually form a shape in my mind. I rely on this quirk of synethesia when coming up with character names for my stories. If the name feels jagged or frayed to me … Continue reading →

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Lunch with Aunty

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Sharon

I’ve just come from lunch with two very special people in my life: my cousin and good friend Anna and my Aunty Sandra. Aunty Sandra is sort of my surrogate mother when she’s in Brisbane, since my own mother abandoned me … Continue reading →

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Unorthodox questions for your character interviews

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Sharon

“Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam, butterscotch clouds, a tangerine and the side of a ham”. This is what Cynthia had in her lunchbox in Prince’s song Starfish and coffee. Bear with me, this is going somewhere . . . … Continue reading →

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Space in novels

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Sharon

Not a good writing day today. The day started with an early wake-up call from my hubby, who was getting ready to come home from night shift. I am not a morning person and normally crawl out of bed well … Continue reading →

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Writing prompt 5 – Characters

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Sharon

This week is all about characters. Do you develop a character to fit the theme or develop the theme to fit the character? No matter what you do you’re going to have to come up with some three dimensional characters … Continue reading →

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