Andrew M. Friday

Category: characterization

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    I enjoy a writing group I joined on Facebook. It’s a small group, only 20 or so, and it’s focused on supporting each other during this year’s NaNoWriMo. For a while, I’ve always thought being a part of a small group on social media is a great way for people to support each other. Whether…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    I’m doing word sprints in preparation for NaNoWriMo. Yes, I’m training like an athlete trains for a race. In this case, I sit in my chair, set my phone for 20 minutes and write non-stop on my WIP (not my NaNoWriMo project). If you think about it, isn’t this a great way to write a…

  • Your Character’s Appearance

    Your Character’s Appearance

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  • Sense Sensation

    Sense Sensation

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  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    I made some big headway this week as I plan my story for National Novel Writing Month 2021. I have my protagonist sketched out. I have my plot summarized for each scene. If it were November 1st, I’d be all set. This year I’m taking a month from my regular writing projects to write a…

  • No Character Is Perfect

    No Character Is Perfect

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  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Today I wrote an email to someone who worked in another department at my company. The subject being a sensitive one, I sent a preview of my text to my supervisor to get her opinion. “You’re too nice!” she joked. “I would just tell the person to do it, not ‘suggest’ it.” True, I admit.…

  • Start The Scene With Action And Dialogue

    Start The Scene With Action And Dialogue

    Okay, this is a long post. Just warning you. This good news is you can just read the highlights in bold to get the gist for each section. This post is for reference as you may want to experiment with the writing exercise I’ve fleshed out in the following paragraphs. In the previous post, I…

  • Friday’s Findings

    Friday’s Findings

    Writing advice from one of my favorite science fiction authors: I’d just like to say that writing advice is just that: advice. It’s not a set of rules; it’s contextual. I know I’ve contradicted myself in the advice I’ve given in the past, and that’s because the needs of each writer and story are different.…