Hello friends! I’m gearing up to focus more on Finley’s Fabulous Fun Park, so I thought I’d share some about the story and characters. Firstly, FFFP is set in a fictional theme park, in a world like ours but with monsters. Big monsters, small monsters, everything in between. Some are harmless, but others are moreContinue reading “On Dramatis Personae: Part II”
Tag Archives: fantasy
On Authors and Influence
Hello friends! Like many millennials who liked to read growing up, I found my way to Harry Potter. Unlike a lot of fans, I didn’t read the full series until 2008, when every book was out. (I don’t like waiting!) I fell in love with the story and characters, as many readers before me did.Continue reading “On Authors and Influence”
On Favorite Books
Hello friends! I want to tell you all about some of my favorite books. Reading is, obviously, very important to writing. Some of my favorite books, in no particular order, are: Coraline by Neil Gaiman. This was a favorite of mine growing up, and a recent reread made me realize that it is still great.Continue reading “On Favorite Books”
On the Importance of Writing Buddies
Hello friends! I think one of the most-widely circulated lies about writing is that it’s a solitary profession. I heartily disagree. If done right, it should not be solitary. Some days it’s hard to get a word out; some plot holes seem too big to patch up. But what can help both of those things?Continue reading “On the Importance of Writing Buddies”
On Setting and Worldbuilding
Hello friends! This week’s topic: setting and worldbuilding. I struggle with worldbuilding. I wonder if part of this has been my background in theatre; in playwriting, I put most of my focus on character and dialogue, leaving the set to the designers. Playwriting and novel writing are very different from each other in many ways,Continue reading “On Setting and Worldbuilding”
On Dramatis Personae
Hello friends! I am very excited to have you here and to talk a little bit about my work. For the last several years I have been hard at work on the tentatively-titled Scion of Victory trilogy. It has been a lot of hard work, and it’s not an understatement to say that I haveContinue reading “On Dramatis Personae”
Hello!
Welcome to my blog! Here I will provide relevant updates regarding my creative endeavors. Who am I? I’m Belinda, a queer Latinx writer based outside of Los Angeles. I love cats and Disneyland and books. Try the “About” page for more. What do I write? Of late, my focus has been on an epic fantasyContinue reading “Hello!”
Belinda McCauley 