Hopfield is Writing

Writing

  • Just Making Stuff Up: World-Building (at its most basic level)

    The main basics I cover when starting world-building is: who, what, where, when? Who are the people? What are the people? Where are they living? When is this? Now, let’s break it down a little bit. I’ll explore a bit… Continue reading

    Just Making Stuff Up: World-Building (at its most basic level)

  • I am on a 95 Post Streak

    If you go back through my posts, you can see where I was running out of time to get something written so I could have a post for that day. I think I made it to 20 posts and just… Continue reading

    I am on a 95 Post Streak

  • The Doll: The Gifting Ceremony [draft scene]

    When it came time for the Gifting Ceremony, a large box was brought in, wrapped in gold paper and tied with white ribbons. Lucian hadn’t touched any of his other gifts but he watched as they brought this one in… Continue reading

    The Doll: The Gifting Ceremony [draft scene]

  • My Old Writing

    Last night, I pulled out a folder to look at my old school photos—my partner and I were talking memories and there was someone I couldn’t remember the name of but my partner couldn’t remember and so I was 100… Continue reading

    My Old Writing

  • The Business Card

    I’d picked it up because it was interesting, but there’s only so long you can carry around a random business card you found on the street. It feels like it’s made of thick parchment, is a light chestnut–I thought it… Continue reading

    The Business Card

  • “Inspiration”

    Here I sit at my desk, arms folded across my chest and a jacket around my shoulders as I stare at the empty document on my screen. I’m waiting for it to come, waiting for it to land in my… Continue reading

    “Inspiration”

  • Progress in Unexpected Places

    Do you ever make progress in parts of your life you wouldn’t have thought? And then it makes you question what you’re actually good at and what you should be doing? Yeah. It’s exciting and thrilling but at the same… Continue reading

    Progress in Unexpected Places

  • Editing an Old Flame

    I have two projects I’m meant to be editing, and I am currently editing neither of those. When I was experimenting with different genres, I started writing The Baker and the Accountant. The title is just to remind me what’s… Continue reading

    Editing an Old Flame

  • “Just Making Stuff Up”: Character Depth (the surface)

    JUST A REMINDER: this is a lot of my own writing process, and may not reflect the process of other writers. Art never has a manual when it comes to the way everyone does it, and so don’t let people… Continue reading

    “Just Making Stuff Up”: Character Depth (the surface)

  • The First Glow

    There’s something about the first glow of the morning, where everything looks like a shadow as the spill of warm hues begin to push back the cool colours of dawn. And sometimes you see dots of light, as street lamps… Continue reading

    The First Glow