I put up my query letter for Thorn of Dentonhill on the Absolute Write message boards, as I was told they would “tear it up and break it down and […]
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To parallel yesterday’s essay on Magic, another challenge is writing the lack of magic. Or, more correctly, writing a non-magic story in a world where magic exists. My current project, […]
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Magic is always a challenge for a fantasy writer, I think. Not actually writing about magic, per se, but dealing with your readers’ expectations of What Magic Should Be. Magic […]
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It is said that there are two kinds of writers: outliners and improvisers. Those wanting to be more poetic (or would that be alliterative?) call them Planners and Pantsers. I […]
Read moreI’m re-reading Asimov’s Caves of Steel, which has always been a favorite. Written in 1954, there’s plenty of stuff in it that is incredibly out-of-date, but things that are easy […]
Read moreI’ve decided to start a blog that is exclusively about writing– both novel writing and playwriting. I’ll also talk about my experiences with the creative process as well as the […]
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