Reassembled: Dr. Frankenstein Just Called
It was the middle of 2019. I had a major event in September, and I’d been really hoping to finish my book and get it out in print by...
A Journey through Writer's Block
There is often an assumption made that writer’s block is all one thing. That also implies there is one single solution for all writer’s...
Writing “Right”: Is There One Way?
Once, at a convention, I heard one famous author comment on another’s writing style. The second author wrote more material than ever...
What Are Stories For?
Stories are an integral part of human existence. We create stories from the time we are old enough to understand words until the time we...
Bland or Beautiful: Standing Out from the Crowd
Recently I’ve been entering some Goodreads giveaways, because, free books. Since ideally I’d like to get books I want to read, I check...
Precise or Purple: How Much Detail Is Too Much?
This is a hard question, because tastes differ a lot from writer to writer and from reader to reader. Between Hemingway and Melville is...
Avoiding the Trope-osphere
When I was working on “Etched in Fire” and workshopping my chapters, everyone in my workshop seized on a particular scene. Without too...
Making Magic Real Part II: What Is It Like?
Once you’ve hammered out your consistent rules for magic, you need to write it so the reader believes in it. And that means...
