Pretzels and Möbius Strips: On the Question of Plot Twists
When I was in junior high, I read Asimov’s “Foundation Trilogy.” I absolutely loved it. I re-read it multiple times throughout the years,...
Bending an Ear: When to Listen to Writing Advice
Beta readers, workshopping, editors, agents, publishers – so much advice for your work, and so much of it contradictory! One says your...
The End of the Word
There are so many things people want out of a book or story, but one of the most crucial is a satisfying ending. Without that, everything...
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...
How Do I Know if My Writing Is Good?
This is a very tricky, multi-part question, because there is no single objective answer. It is a mixture of objective and subjective...
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...