by Kara Copple | Oct 23, 2019 | General Fiction
It was recently World Mental Health Day and there has been plenty of content out there regarding mental illness and spreading awareness. I thought I’d throw in my thoughts too. Funnily enough, the reason this post was delayed and didn’t come out around actual...
by Kara Copple | Sep 25, 2019 | General Fiction
Do fiction writers need a website? Every so often I see this question asked over Twitter and the answers are usually a mixed bag. In this post, I wanted to give my opinions on the subject. As someone who works with website content on a daily basis as a freelance...
by Kara Copple | Sep 20, 2019 | Freelance Writing, General Fiction, Health
Well, this has been an eventful few months. I’ve taken a step back from this blog and from writing fiction, because life, as usual, has gotten in the way. Over the past few months: The good – I’ve acquired an excitable puppy – which has really affected my...
by Kara Copple | May 21, 2019 | Fantasy World Building, General Fiction
While there’s still the books to come, I wanted to write a special post today about the recent and final season of HBO’s A Game of Thrones. This is a series that has won the hearts of millions worldwide. Somehow, this tale of magic, dragons and castles...
by Kara Copple | Apr 24, 2019 | General Fiction
If you’re a fiction writer yourself, you’ve no doubt been questioned about it. Why do you have your head in the clouds? Why are you daydreaming all the time? If you write something like fantasy fiction, prepare for these questions to become a bit ruder: Why are...
by Kara Copple | Apr 17, 2019 | General Fiction
Writing, writing and writing – this is my life. Being a full-time writer is a dream really. I never thought I’d actually get paid to do it. It’s also great to think of all those people who told me that studying writing or just being interested in it...