When I tell people that I’m working towards a professional career as a writer, I often get this sort of response from other people who want to be a writer/want to write a book: “Dude! That’s what I want to do! How are you doing that?!” Or “That’s my dream, but I don’t have theContinue reading “Fail Better: Improving your writing and facing your fears”
Author Archives: Aubrey Lyn Jeppson
Weekly Comic Review: Black Canary Issue 2
I may also try to review “Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps Issue 2” tomorrow, if I have the time. I picked up both titles along with Harley Quinn and some Catwoman this week. DC is slowly winning me back as a reader, I think. Black Canary Issue 2 was written by Brenden Fletcher, AnnieContinue reading “Weekly Comic Review: Black Canary Issue 2”
Capturing the Muse: How to Spark Creative Ideas
A few years ago when I set out on my path to become a writer, I remember being filled with dread that I only had one good idea in me. I had been trying to write the same book for about 7 years and had not really ever tried to outline or spark another idea.Continue reading “Capturing the Muse: How to Spark Creative Ideas”
Weekly Comic Review: Spider Island
Spider Island is the third Secret Wars title that I’ve picked up to read. I’ve also followed A-Force and Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps and I’m enjoying all of them. Spider-Man is one of the titles that initially got me into reading comics, so it is interesting to see Marvel’s main universes collide and to see whatContinue reading “Weekly Comic Review: Spider Island”
Going beyond Writer’s Block
I’ve been thinking a lot about Writer’s Block lately. It used to be a concept that I wholeheartedly subscribed to. My novel never got finished because I was “blocked” among other excuses. That’s the lie of Writer’s block, it tells you can’t complete your project and gives you an easy excuse to wiggle your wayContinue reading “Going beyond Writer’s Block”
Time Management: Ways to increase your productivity as a writer
We all know it takes a lot of work to get better at writing, because the only way to truly improve is to keep writing. I used to not worry so much about time management, but in the last two years as I started working towards a career in writing, it became a bigger focusContinue reading “Time Management: Ways to increase your productivity as a writer”
Well Written Female Characters: A How to Guide, Part 3
Like I mentioned last week, today’s post is going to be about variance and diversity in your female characters personality. Hopefully at this point you have more than one female character in your story, which is really the first step. I know I’ve talked to other writers who sometimes feel like their female characters haveContinue reading “Well Written Female Characters: A How to Guide, Part 3”
Weekly Comic Review: Last Days of Black Widow, 19
I’m a little low on time this week, so I’m this might be more of a comic recommendation and less of a review. This week the only thing I picked up was Last Days of Black Widow by Nathan Edmondson, Phil Noto and VC’s Clayton Cowles. I’ve been following the series since it began, and I’veContinue reading “Weekly Comic Review: Last Days of Black Widow, 19”
Well Written Female Characters: A How to Guide, Part 2
Last time I covered ways to get you started on writing well written female characters. Today I’d like to give you a few more tips and some exercises to help you look critically at the characters you’ve constructed. I’ll get right down to it. 1. Take your female character, and flip her gender, just asContinue reading “Well Written Female Characters: A How to Guide, Part 2”
Weekly Comic Review: Black Canary #1
I’ll be honest, it’s been awhile since I’ve picked up a DC title. I followed Wonder Woman after the New 52 reboot, and a few issues that Catwoman was in, but other than that, my DC reading has sadly lacked. I’m trying to change that, especially with all the awesome things I’ve heard about someContinue reading “Weekly Comic Review: Black Canary #1”
The Taming of the Muse 