Last week my agent posted on his blog about “series death“, including this question: What can you as a writer do to hold onto that “core value” of a series? […]
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Wheels within wheels
Part of looking at the big picture means not only making plans for further installments, but making sure that those further installments also involve good plotting and storytelling.* The series […]
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 Going through documents, finding outdated info, changing the […]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 moreThat crazy muse
I have mentioned that the personification of my muse is something of a wild-eyed chain-smoking conspiracy nut that whispers crazy things in my ear. The thing is, like most muses, […]
Read moreState of the Writer, May 2011
It’s been a bit more than a year since my last update of my various writing projects, and I figured given the recent news it was high time to update […]
Read moreCobblestones Laid Down on the Road to Hell
The week after a writer’s conference is a lot like the week after New Year’s. On one level, you’re kind of exhausted, but in an excited sort of way. You […]
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 moreThe Terminal Cases
My writing life needed a bit more organization– or at least a sense of going through my notes, updating things and figuring out my focuses. Today on my “All Projects” […]
Read moreLaying out the plans
One thing I’m not lacking for is ideas. As I’ve mentioned before, I am an outliner. That doesn’t just apply to a single book, it also applies to the Big […]
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