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Some time ago, I read a work-in-progress for critique which had some interesting problems with passage of time.  It would spend a few chapters focusing on the minutiae of a […]

I don’t typical make any sort of “political” posts on my blog.  Not because I don’t have political opinions; of course I do.  But I find that, usually, when an […]

I’ve talked several times in the past that my real gateway into “traditional” fantasy was David Eddings.  One of the complaints laid against him, which is a pretty fair complaint, […]

Many things are happening right now– some good, some stressful, some just Work That Needs Doing.  This includes finishing the galley proofs for A Murder of Mages.  But that means […]

We’re all familiar, especially in genre fiction, with the Infodump.  The paragraphs on end describing some piece of backstory or worldbuilding information that may (or may not) be relevant to […]

For anyone who hasn’t reached the point where writing full time is a lifestyle they can embrace, carving out time and space in which to write can be challenging.  This […]

So, a few weeks ago at Connooga, I got to talk about structure and outlining for novels, which is a thing I love talking about.  Now, I’m a big believer […]

I’m a big believer in exercises to keep writing skills fresh, so a bit of flash fiction using six assigned words is a nice break from the usual. — Smell […]

So, now The Thorn of Dentonhill has been out just a bit over a month, and there are a fair amount of reviews out there.  On the whole, I’ve been […]

Stories need to be driven by choices and consequences.  The consequences are the external stuff, but choices are internal. And nothing kills a story’s investment like a lack of choices. […]