This entry is a very short and very simplified guide to plotting. As with everything else I post here, the techniques contained herein are ones that work for me and…
This entry is about the struggles of writing while still holding down a day job. But first, an apology. I have, once again, been lax in updating this blog. I've…
Rachel Aaron, author of the Legend of Eli series, ha a great article on her blog where she discusses key changes she made to her writing process that allowed her…
As promised, some actual new content! Since the experience of NaNoWriMo 2014 is fresh in my mind I have decided to make it today’s topic. I have successfully completed NaNoWriMo…
No, I'm not dead. I apologize for essentially abandoning this blog for... let's just be charitable and say a year. It has been a busy and -- thankfully -- productive…
Seriously. It's a whale. In power armour. I know, you're asking "what's the point?" The point is that you should never be afraid to add a little weirdness into your…
Two questions that have come up in just about every in-depth discussion of writing that I have ever had are the questions of inspiration and of motivation. The former rarely…
Louise Buckley, editorial assistant at TOR, asked several TOR authors to each provide one piece of advice for aspiring writers. TOR’S TOP TIPS: OUR AUTHORS ON WRITING « Tor Books.
This article has arisen from discussions I had recently at a writer’s group I attend. The question came up about editing and when to do it. Should you write a…
Just a really quick post today to direct you to the Writer's Workshop blog at Starbase118.net. I was recently involved in a discussion over coffee about Mary Sue characters and…
Writing dialogue can be a tricky proposition, especially for inexperienced writers. When I look back on some of my early writing, I cringe at some of the stilted, robotic dialogue…
