The Bra Street Rambler

Not a writer? Scroll down for your challenge! Ten Weeks of Writers Prep Week Three: Antagonist! This week, develop some of the more minute details of your antagonist. Here are a few questions to consider however, feel free to take this time to look up other prompts online. Remember that your antagonist is often just as important to your story as your protagonist, so it’s important to develop them as well. Here are some of the basic details but try to include as many details as you came up with last week for your protagonist. Who is your Antagonist? What is their name and relation to your protagonist? What do they look like? Do they look intimidating, or are they deceptively innocent in appearance? Are they young, or older? Does anything physical betray them as being an antagonist? Where do they come from? What is their lineage? How does their background influence their beliefs and the way in which they comport themselves? What do they do for a living? ...

Not a writer? Scroll down for your challenge! Ten Weeks of Writers Prep Week Two: Protagonist! This week, develop some of the more minute details of your protagonist. Here are a few questions to consider however, feel free to take this time to look up other prompts online. Who is your protagonist? What is their name, age, rank, social standing, etc. What do they look like? What colour are their eyes, their hair, what kind of body type to they have, how tall are they, how do they dress, do they have tattoos, piercings, specific identifying features, etc. Where do they come from? What is their lineage and its significance, do they care about the story of their ancestors and their history? What do they do for a living? Are they in school, have a career, are they nomads, do they have chores, hobbies, responsibilities, etc. What are they afraid of? What keeps them awake at night, what in their past has caused this fear for them? Does this fear affect them on...

Well Ramblers, this is it, week one of challenges!  If you've been playing with the idea of writing a book for years but have never quite gotten around to it, this is for you!  Never fancied yourself a writer? Scroll down below for your alternative challenge! Good luck! Ten Weeks of Writers Prep Week One: Setting! Note all that comes to mind while considering the following: -What Genre of book will you be writing? Will you be writing science fiction? Adventure? Fantasy? Urban Fantasy? Romance? Will it be a combination of these? Why have you chosen this genre, what characteristics of this genre will shine through the strongest? -Where will your book take place? Describe some key locations. Why have you chosen this location? What is the weather like there? How is it decorated? What do buildings look like there? What is the geography like there? What is the terrain like? What distance will your story span? -When is it set? What era?...

Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening dear Ramblers,  I know it has been some time since my last post and do hope you will forgive me, I have been rather busy living life and exploring other mediums, as well as working on other writing endeavors. As you will know if you've read my other posts, I had been working on a book a couple years ago. That book has since evolved into a work in progress series and I am now writing book two while I plot out books three through five. I must admit writing my series, discovering my love of painting, and exploring other creative outlets has rather consumed me thus distracting me from blog writing. What's more.... life happens. In any case, curiosity drove me to check my old blog and I must admit I was rather surprised to see it was still collecting views from all over the world.Thank you to everyone who has continued to take time out of their day to read the random ramblings of this Bra Street Rambler. The United States and Russ...