first draft – Alicia Gaile

The Ice Cream Test: Adding Flavor To Your Characters

Ever feel like your characters are a little flat? They just go through the motions you set for them without much personality. When I run into this problem I use the Ice Cream Test.

Walking the Line: How I Outline the First Draft

So I thought I’d talk a little about my process of starting a story. This past week I broke ground on the sequel to my novel, Trial by Song, which I’m prepping for publication, so I’ve been paying a lot of attention to how to get this new story off to the races. I’m always interestedContinueContinue reading “Walking the Line: How I Outline the First Draft”