I have to admit, the first time I checked out Scrivener, I was underwhelmed. Part of that was being mildly put off by their website’s pitch, claiming that Word and […]
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Everything I know I learned from doing that crazy show
OK, the title may be a bit of exaggeration. But it’s not much of one. See, writing a novel is something of a marathon, and on some level, you don’t […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Constructed languages
I have to be honest, this is an area of Worldbuilding that I don’t have the patience for. I mean that on a personal level; I don’t have the patience […]
Read moreAll Bathwater, No Baby
Back in my film school days, a common phrase drilled into our heads by our professors was “Kill your babies”. Nowadays I hear the same basic sentiment, somewhat sanitized to […]
Read moreThe Siren Call of Too Easy
An online associate of mine is having their book published by a brand-new small-print publisher. As in, their book is going to be that publisher’s first book. Now, I’m not […]
Read moreLocked in the Box
I have a strange fascination for “Locked in a Box” horror movies. Or thriller movies, more correctly. In my personal definition, thrillers are movies where deaths and terror are happening […]
Read moreBreaking the blocks
One of my usual stopping spots for news on all things sci-fi and fantasy is io9, and pretty much every day there’s multiple things worth checking out. Today there’s a […]
Read moreMood and Tone and Mad Men
Here it is, Monday, and I almost forgot to write a blog post. It’s been a hectic week, loaded with a bunch of minutiae that aren’t problems, per se, but […]
Read moreThe Limits of Brand Control
One of the things fledgling and prospective authors hear a lot about is “managing your brand”. In rough practice, it’s a good idea. Your brand is, in essence, your own […]
Read moreNow for a reader question
In response to last week’s opening, Leigh asks: In the event of having a series published and readers overnight flocking to consume every page, are you okay with them knowing […]
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