Do you wake up in the middle of the night fearing writer's block taking hold of you and your story? Does it make you worry that one day you'll just be so blocked you can't write a thing? Do you struggle with Writer's block currently and haven't found a way out? Well, I have your solution What the hell is the star of conflict? To begin, "The Star of Conflict" is a specific tool I created for writers like yourself…
We're all told our characters should be "likable", but what if that shouldn't be the goal at all, but instead, make them relatable instead? Why likability in the first place? Firstly, I believe humans are inherently born wanting to be liked. Being "liked" kept us alive back in our early days, and survival was necessary. It also feels pretty damn good to be liked, as well. We feel like we belong; we're apart of something and therefore-important. There's nothing wrong…
© Copyright Arabella K. Federico 2021 All Rights Reserved Finished your first draft? WOW! That alone is such a HUGE accomplishment, and you should be so proud of yourself for completing it. A lot of people begin a novel but never get to the end. But, all praise and fuzzy feelings aside, this is just the beginning. As soon as you've completed your first draft... To begin, as I've said, what you've done is a massive accomplishment. Even if you're…
© Copyright 2020 Arabella K. Federico All Rights Reserved Should we write about difficult topics? Is it our responsibility to write about the darkest natures of our fellow man? Do we have an obligation to dare speak of all the things that are meant never to be uttered? Where is the line drawn between our own experiences as people and writers and those who've suffered such terrible acts? I think it's time we take a long hard look. The darkness…
© Copyright Arabella K. Federico All Rights reserved the writer's guide to witchcraft and witches A blog by Arabella k. Federico We all know witches exist, we wonder who they are; we secretly wish for their power. Witches. They come in all shapes and sizes, and Hollywood has distorted our view of what a Witch truly is to the point where most of us have no true concept of the modern Witch. Grab your cauldrons, brooms, and wands; let's make some…
Creating Your Dream main-character: How Protagonist & Plot dovetail together to creat a dynamic merge. Part 2 © Copyright arabella K. Federico How you are able to take an incredibly flawed Protagonist and guild them down the 3 Act Structure so their story follows a completed arc that follows the plot to perfection. The 3-act story structure To begin, since I mentioned Jessica Brody in PART 1 of my Protagonist series, I'm going to just continue with her and her book "Save…
Protagonist: Writing Your Dream Main-Character~Part 1 © Copyright Arabella K. Federico How Protagonist and Plot Dovetail together to create a dynamic merge that gives your readers a main-character wroth fighting for. "It's not about the Plot-It's about The Lie, The Journey, & The Truth."- Arabella K. Federico To begin, my blog post "Why You're Writing Your Mentor All Wrong" speaks to this notion of the Protagonist's journey. Those writing their novels from the approach of an external plot, idea, or premise…
© Copyright Arabella K. Federico 2020 All Rights reserved How to write a character who's smarter than you A Blog by arabella k. federico Are you a genius? Is your IQ in the top 5 percentile? Do you even know about Reality Transferring? Yeah, me either. Though, if you're in the market for whipping up stories that require a smarty-pants character who has to be smarter than you, but you yourself aren't a theoretical genius; how the heck do you…
© 2020 Arabella K. Federico All Rights Reserved We all know about the typical hero. We all know who our Anti-Heroes are. But do you know about the grey-hero? We all understand the Grey Antagonist, but what about the Grey Protagonist? Introducing the grey-hero For example, you see it everywhere on Pinterest. "How to write a morally grey Antagonist!" "How a grey Antagonist Will Shake Your Readers." They're not wrong. A morally grey Antagonist IS a good Antagonist. Typically, you…
© 2020 Arabella K. Federico All Rights Reserved What a Contagonist actually is and how this character can absolutely transform your story and its conflict to engage readers so they'll be hooked to your storytelling. What Is A Contagonist, anyway? To begin, what in the heck is a Contagonist??? No-before you even ask, it is NOT the protagonist or antagonist replacement in a story. The term "Contagonist" is actually a coined term created by Chris Huntley and Melanie Anne Phillips…
