KELLY J MASSEY

It's been a year since I first opened Microsoft Word to write the outline of what would become Elemental Imbalance. I thought that I...

It seems when writers start out they feel as though they must write the perfect sentence, followed by another perfect sentence, that in...

All right, so last blog post I wrote on whether you should be a pantser or a plotter. What was the verdict? I'm a total panster-I write...

This is a question that will come up often for new authors in writer's circles. They need to feel that the way their story is coming...

To be honest, these words seem to be such a common part of our vernacular I assumed that they would have already been accepted into the...

Gratitude is a satisfying feeling, but admittedly, it can take awhile and some struggle for a person to get there. You may have friends...

The following horror story will appear as a chapter in an anthology I am participating in. I will keep you posted as to its publication...

I've been a part of writers' groups for a long time now, but none have ever been so dynamic as the Dragon's Rocketship. It even has a...

Time management is crucial for any writer's career. In order to develop our stories and our author platforms we need to make time to...

I get a lot of looks when people ask what I'm writing and I respond with the actual details of my writing. You see, I've always loved...

I will admit it, the title sounds more dire than the actual content of the post. The Minor Character I'm referencing was written into the...

Wow. It's been almost a full month since I've blogged! I must apologize. In the spare few minutes I've had for writing I've devoted the...

If your reader or editor says there is a Mary Sue character in your writing it isn't a good attribute. So what is a Mary Sue character,...

I've been introduced to the Hemingway App this week and it is fantastic. (Thank you Twitter for broadening my horizons.) It has also made...

It seems that once a novel is completed people outside of the author automatically expect a publication date. A date a few weeks from...

We first meet Alcander in the galley of Captain Kynwyl's ship. The captain is not pleased to find his daughter, Indra, as a stowaway, and...

Nettle is Briar's twin brother. His green hair and athleticism makes him a favorite in the Sylvan. He realizes his earth elemental gift...

Briar is a shy sprite from the Sylvan and the twin sister of Nettle. Most notice her violet hair and eyes when they first meet her. She...

Indra is the daughter of Captain Kynwyl of Eshaal's royal navy. She knows of the beauty and the power of the ocean firsthand, as well as...