One of my biggest problems is not the worldbuilding, but then taking that worldbuilding and weaving that into a story organically. The old draft of Crown of Druthal was filled with […]
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I honestly think the hardest part of any novel is the part from 20,000 to 40,000 words. I’ve often said that novel-writing is like running a marathon. The latter is […]
Read moreQuerying what you don’t believe in
Found today on Twitter, from @Ginger_Clark with the #pubtip hashtag: People, don’t start your query disparaging science fiction to me. I will have to cut you for it. #pubtipI find this […]
Read moreAn empty space
I wish I had a camera with me, as I’m in my local bookstore right now. Right now, as I walked through the sci-fi/fantasy section, I noticed an empty space […]
Read moreQuerying strategy…
There’s all sorts of advice out there about querying, but one thing I wonder that I don’t see much talking about: when is the best time during the week to […]
Read moreReader question answered, #2
In response to yesterday’s post, I was asked the following: I’m curious – how do you decide which project to focus on at a time? Do you set yourself a […]
Read moreState of the Writing
Back in September I listed where I was with each of the six first-in-a-potential series, and I think it’s high time to take another look at it.Here’s what I wrote […]
Read morePromotion and book trailers
I’ve been thinking about Book Trailers of late. I’m not sure why, exactly, beyond my usual bad habit of getting ahead of myself. I don’t have a book ready for […]
Read moreThe New Plan
About six months ago, I announced I would attempt something crazy. Namely, that I would write three rough drafts of three novels in six months. Those six months ended last […]
Read moreCreativity and Fitness
This is a post I’ve been meaning to make for a while. Three years ago, as I was about to thirty-four, I was in bad shape. I don’t know what […]
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