There is a tactic some writers (and screenwriters) use to put their characters in the “hero” column. It’s a tactic that is most recently used in “The Hunger Games” (with […]
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Third Act and Second Book Problems
Of late, in addition to hammering at the rough draft of Way of the Shield (yes, that’s just a working title), I’ve been cranking out summaries for intended second and […]
Read moreSorting out the subgenre- Street Level Fantasy
I’m still dissatisfied with subgenre definitions in the Fantasy genre. Specifically, where work like Thorn of Dentonhill, Holver Alley Crew and Maradaine Constabulary fit in the grand scheme. Take, for […]
Read morePost-Con Report
So, I spent the weekend up in Boston for Boskone, and the whole weekend was something of an up-and-down experience for me. Of the good: Boston is a gorgeous city, […]
Read moreStepping Back to look at the Big Picture
This weekend was spent, in part, organizing and purging. This tied, in part, to deciding to rename the warrior orders in Druthal. Going through documents, finding outdated info, changing the […]
Read moreUsing Structure to Best Effect
Like I’ve always said, I’m a planner and an outliner. I can’t just wing my way through a novel.I need my big picture. Part of having that big picture outlook […]
Read moreFantasy Tropes: The Gentleman Thief
Right now my fiction-reading* is Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick, which I had heard from several sources as being the best fantasy book from a debut author in 2011. So […]
Read moreJanuary is not the Month of Doom, for once
Last year at this time, I was sinus-deep in misery, thanks to Austin Cedar allergies. It was pretty awful, much like it was in 2010 and 2009. It actually had […]
Read morePlans for 2012
I did accomplish a lot of things in 2011, but on some level I always feel like I could have done more. So here are my Unrealistic Goals for 2012: […]
Read more2011 in Review
This has been a good year for me, in terms of growing as a writer. Honestly, I think every year since 2007 (which is probably the year I knocked the […]
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