Some reviewers call my stories dark - and yes, there is violence and angst, and the stakes are high - but I like to think that the endings are satisfying and hopeful. Carol Berg angstcalldark Change image and share on social
Write. Write. Write. Learn how to revise. No story is perfect straight from the keyboard. Carol Berg keyboardlearnperfect Change image and share on social
I enjoy worldbuilding very much. I generally start with an approximation. With 'Flesh and Spirit' and 'Breath and Bone,' because I was thinking of a world on the brink of a dark age, I began with the sense of Roman Britain. But I purposely set the geography to match something other than Britain - which has been overdone. Carol Berg ageapproximationbegin share on social
My college roommate gave me her copy of 'Lord of the Rings,' and I read that probably five or six times - not because I think it's the greatest thing ever written, though some people certainly think it is - but the world he creates is so vivid. So real that he designed its own languages, history and mythology. Carol Berg collegecopycreate share on social
There is one plot point in one of the 'D'Arnath' books that I don't think I handled as well as I could have. Am I going to tell you which one? No way! Carol Berg arnathbookhandle Change image and share on social
Read. Read. Read. Read many genres. Read good writing. Read bad writing and figure out the difference. Learn the craft of writing. Carol Berg badcraftdifference Change image and share on social