Author: emilieturner95

I've been absent for a while on my blog, I do apologise! I've had some personal issues to address that have disrupted my carefully paid blogging plans so I haven't been able to write or post anything. This blog I wanted to change it up briefly. It's October 10th, which is also known as: That's… Continue reading Mental Health Awareness

It’s difficult to focus on writing while you’re on a holiday. All you want to do is have fun, live in the moment and not do anything except eat food, go places and sleep. I have quite the absent memory so if I want to incorporate things I do or see into my writing, I… Continue reading Advice on writing while overseas

There is something truly amazing about being overseas and seeing new places and new scenery. It really is awe-inspiring to see so much history and so many beautiful places. Japan is an amazing place for both history and beautiful scenery. The places I saw and experienced help to make my mind whirl and create new inspiration… Continue reading Overseas Artistic Inspiration

I find travelling helps expand my mind so much. I learn so many new things and enter a world of different cultures, food and language. It helps me to really learn what other places are like and incorporate those differences into my novels. For example, my main character is half-Japanese. Her father was a Japanese… Continue reading Inspiration while overseas

Since I have literally just stepped off a plane about 2 hours ago, I thought this would be a useful blog to write. I wrote it will on the plane home from an amazing trip to Japan - I needed something to do in the flight, so writing a blog post seemed as good as… Continue reading Making the Most of Writing on a Plane

An oldy but a goodie! Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers was a book I read in my early high school days, around 2007 (it was published 1991). Fast forward 12 years and I decided to pick up the beauty again and read it in a new light, as an adult. This novel is a beautiful… Continue reading Review Time: Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND I find that many of my ideas come out of real life. Not all my ideas do – I do dream some amazing things and inspiration often hits me at inopportune times (like when I’m driving or in the middle of a Church service). Most,… Continue reading Using Experiences for Inspiration

Character development is hard to master – how do you create meaningful characters that have a solid place in your story? You have to develop believable characters that your readers will feel emotions for, and these seven tips will help to develop a realistic character in your writing. 1.    Use real people as a basis… Continue reading Seven Tips for Effective Character Development

“The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn’t know how to read.” Benjamin Franklin Young Adult fiction is my jam – it’s what I love to read and what I love to write. Throw in fantasy and I’m in heaven. I read a lot of books. Like… Continue reading Four Authors Who Inspire Me