Patricia C. Wrede

Six impossible things

Blog

Walk-ons with Character

On February 12, 2020 / Writing

Tags: characterization, characters

Uncooperative Characters

On February 5, 2020 / Writing

Tags: characters, plot, protagonist

Why They Fail the First Time

On January 29, 2020 / Writing

Tags: characters, plot, why

Questions about Plot Skeletons

On January 22, 2020 / Writing

Tags: outlines, plot

Problems

On January 15, 2020 / Writing

Tags: plot, problems

Conflict Isn’t Necessary

On January 8, 2020 / Writing

Tags: conflict, misconceptions, plot

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

On December 25, 2019 / Writing

Grids and Trees

On December 18, 2019 / Writing

Tags: analysis, how-to, Review

First time for anything

On December 11, 2019 / Writing

Tags: backstory, plot, problems, why

“Why me?” asked the protagonist.

On December 4, 2019 / Writing

Tags: characters, ideas

Books

Thirteenth Child
Book One covers Eff’s childhood, from the age of five (when her parents...
Across the Great Barrier
Eff is back in Mill City, while her powerful twin Lan and her...
The Far West
The discoveries that Eff and her friends made out in settlement territory didn’t...

Appearances

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