CONJURE: Be careful what you search for… Emma Guthrie expects this summer to be like any other in the South Carolina Lowcountry–hot and steamy with plenty of beach time alongside her best friend and secret crush, Cooper Beaumont, and Emma’s ever-present twin brother, Jack. But then a mysterious eighteenth-century message in a bottle surfaces, revealing […]
Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Okay, so this book that I’ve drafted has challenges in it. That’s good, right? A plot needs conflict. Yeah, well the challenges for my two main characters are more complicated than that. Every year, the two have to pass a test. Sometime the test is easy. Sometimes the test is fun. But sometimes, the test […]
6 tips on how to Create a Villain with Depth, starring Alan Rickman
If you have a villain in your story, then here’s some great advice from one of the BEST VILLAIN ACTORS EVER: Alan Rickman (Snape in Harry Potter) you MUST check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpG9YaPF-nM “As far as I’m concerned, I’m not playing the villain. I’m playing somebody who wants certain things in life — has made certain […]
Chersti Nieveen 