Everyone knows that you should do research for any story to make sure you get the facts right. Few people actually point out why this is an important thing, and why you shouldn’t slack off because it’s fantasy and it’s Read more…
The subject came up when I was on a writing panel at the Medina library this past Saturday, and I thought I might codify it into some general rules of thumb for writers (aspiring and pro) using the interwebs. This Read more…
On the Suvudu blog, they’re doing a Spectra retrospective, and today, Wolfbreed was up: “On Friday, March 16th 2007, I had an idea for a novel. It had been bubbling in my head for about a week after watching the Read more…
It may seem narcissistic to enjoy reading your own work, however, since a writer’s job is to engage their audience, and the only direct measure any writer has of that engagement is their own reaction; any writer worth their salt Read more…
I’ve been light blogging the past few weeks because, even though I’m done with Messiah, I’m not done with Messiah. Even though the draft is finished (so no one needs to worry about me pulling a Robert Jordon) I’m still Read more…
And our wonderful UPS guy decided to leave the package out in the rain, on top of a trash can next to the house. . . But I got this to cheer me up. Go there, you may win a Read more…
Authors of fiction have an advantage that we often don’t realize we have: Our audience wants to believe us. They know we’re lying, but in most cases they’re willing to accept anything we want sell them in the name of Read more…
Back a couple of years ago I wrote about “Five Things Lost Can Teach Us About Storytelling” and I thought I’d add to that list now that the series is complete. Here’s a few more things I think Lost did Read more…
There’s a marvelous post over at Io9 that you really must read. It’s titled, “Inside the writers room: Top scifi TV writers reveal tricks of the trade,” but it really isn’t about genre writing, and it really isn’t about tricks Read more…
If you’re a writer populating these here interwebs, and you don’t know about the site TV tropes, you should do yourself a favor and rectify that right now. What is it? It is a wiki that deals with, well, tropes Read more…