“Goodness is stronger than evil Love is stronger than hate Light is stronger than darkness Life is stronger than death Victory is ours through Him who loves us” -Archbishop Desmond Tutu Such were the words that sent me on something of a soul-searching journey this last month. Stumbling onto this prayer through a choral arrangement … More Life, the Universe, and Everything
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts Learn to develop complex characters in your book, script, or screenplay using the Character Web – the network of supporting characters built around the protagonist. Self-published author Wray Van Winkle breaks down basic character types and ways to show, rather than tell, the reader … More Lesson 03: Building the Character Web
Act One: Inspiration You are possessed of an idea. A singular, radical notion that makes your every synapse fire. An earworm that just won’t let you go unless you get it out. You’re certain your idea is unique… unprecedented. It came to you out of the blue, in a sudden flash too unexpected and brilliant … More Writing Your First Novel: A Tragicomedy in Three Acts
The sky was red over a city of grey, and only too right – for that night, by the banks of the Thames in the dank dark gutters of the place called London, murder had been done. The vault of heaven glowered crimson as I took a long stroll along the waterfront, as I was … More The Mystery of the Red Sky Murders – Part 1
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts Wray Van Winkle shares her 7 steps for finishing a writing project, whether it be a novel, screenplay, or podcast. A great first step for anyone with a great new idea and a long list of incomplete creative projects they don’t want to repeat. … More Lesson 02: “The Process” – Finishing your Story
The pines whispered. The old oaks groaned. Ravines thin as razors screamed high in the shattered hills. The tempest had come. At the border of the farmlands, ancient family trees writhed, tugging at their own roots in such a way that the very earth seemed to breathe. Fencing stones, fixed to their places since time … More Against The Wind
Good Morning Everybody! I know there wasn’t a podcast episode this week, and the blog’s been radio silent for a fortnight, but I’m not actually dead. I’m just in the middle of a very busy season as summer gears up, and last weekend I was able to go away on a wondrous trip with a … More A Quick Update
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts Wray Van Winkle, self-published author of The Gräzland Tales and the Homestead on the Corner blog, welcomes you to her new writing podcast! In this first episode, she discusses some of the experiences that shaped her as a writer, as well as outlining her … More Prologue: A Writer’s Life
“A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct.” – Frank Herbert, Dune … More Origin Stories
Homestead on the Corner 