Novel, Reading Tools, Story Telling, Writing
5 Reading Tools
When it comes to reading accessories, there are a plethora of options. In the days before e-readers and tablets, these accessories primarily consisted of bookmarks and magnifying glasses. Today, the options are wide and assorted.
Avid readers have likely encountered a few book and e-reader accessories that were total flops. For whatever reason, the design was not as functional as advertised or after a few uses the item was deemed useless. To help my fans avoid unnecessary purchases and just jump straight to the best products, here’s the Leif Erickson list of five favorite reading tools.
Ghost Town Labs, Motivation, Novel, Screenplay, Story Telling, Whiterock, Writing
A New Year Upon Us
As we dive into the New Year I can’t help but look back at last year as being a success for my writing. I set a goal to have six books published and up for sale in that year’s span and while four of them were up for sale, the final two were finished and if it hadn’t been for a vendor issue, they would have been published on time. Both should be on my website, www.leifericksonwriting.com sometime in early January. With six books online already, what does 2015 hold for Leif Erickson Writing?
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Ghost Town, Novel, Revenge, Story Telling, Whiterock, Writing
Ghost Town
In my final blog about the ‘Ghost Town’ series, I’m going to look at the entire series and where the inspirations and motivations came from. To map out a nine-part series from beginning to end is a daunting task, trying to detail all the people who come in and out of the series, how they interact with each other, and keeping the story fresh, congruent, and interesting.
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Tesla Sisters
Continuing with my blogs focusing on the ‘Ghost Town’ novel series, this blog will look at the two sisters in the book, Michelle and Madison Tesla. Both of these women play big roles within the series, staying with the story from start to finish. Both women are strong and intense, determined and active with a feminine side that they try to keep hidden.
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Hero's Journey, Motivation, Novel, Screenplay, Story Telling, Writing
The Art of Storytelling
When I first started writing I read as much as I could about how to tell a good story. It’s amazing how just very simple changes in the words that are used can change the entire makeup of a phrase even though they say the exact same things. Depending on the situation, sometimes you are forced into using a certain form or style of writing, but when you tell a good story you can let it flow freely.
Read MoreMotivation, Nature, Novel, Screenplay, Writing
Characters vs Settings
I was thinking of how to describe a scene for my latest book. It’s a nature scene set in a different world. I couldn’t get the words to match the area I had in my mind. I wrote and rewrote the narrative a number of times but no matter what I tried I couldn’t get the area to flow properly from the page. After a number of rewrites I grabbed a book from a college history course. The class was about the history and times of the North American Great Plains. It was a class that I loved with an instructor who was very passionate and knowledgeable about the Great Plains.
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