Tag Archives: words

Where Do My Characters Come From?

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Ileandra Young

I get asked this a lot. For some reason people seem to think it should be horrifically difficult to come up with a character idea or concept or outline. For me, it doesn’t seem to be . Which is nice. … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo 2011 Begins! ^_^

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Ileandra Young

Aaaaah yes. And yes, it is 1:14am and I am still awake. I figured if I was going to stay up to write the opening to this novel then I may as well stay up and write today’s blog entry … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Poison Throne

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Ileandra Young

Author: Celine Kiernan Title: The Poison Throne Genre: Fantasy ISBN: 9781841498218 ‘Young Wynter Moorehawke returns to court with her dying father. But her old home is cloaked in fear.’ It took me ages to realise that this was part of … Continue reading →

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A-Z Challenge – Trigger Word: Anger

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Ileandra Young

I’ve mentioned my A-Z Flash Fiction Challenge already. I was going to wait for the 80 Post Challenge to finish, but I’m too excited about some of these stories I’ve been writing. Especially since I’ve been talking about them on … Continue reading →

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Character & Place Names: Inspiration

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Ileandra Young

So I got asked this question on my Facebook yestoday: Hey Illy 🙂 Just out of interest, what’s your primary source of inspiration for character and place names? Well… I’m not sure! Its funny to think about, particularly since there … Continue reading →

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