Since I’ve written quite a bit about how others have helped me– often quite selflessly– it’s quite fitting to put some thought into ways I can give back. People reached […]
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Heinlein’s Second Rule
Continuing from the last post on the Heinlein rules writers need to follow for success, let’s move on to his second rule: RULE #2: YOU MUST FINISH WHAT YOU WRITE. […]
Read moreEverything You Wanted To Know About Worldbuilding
Some time ago, I posted links to my various Worldbuilding posts. I’ve written quite a lot more of them since then, so it was high time to reorganize. It occurs […]
Read moreAnalyzing Flawed Arc Structure, Part 2
As I mentioned earlier, I’m analyzing a flawed structure as part of an exercise to improve my own writing, specifically using the third “Xindi Arc” season of Star Trek: Enterprise. […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: The Uphill Slog
Earlier this week, John Scalzi wrote about finishing his latest project, The Human Division. The part that interested me the most in this post was this bit on the process […]
Read moreIn which I channel my madness
So I had reached the point where the floodwaters of my creative process couldn’t take further damming, and the levees were going to break. This would have probably resulted in […]
Read morePerils of the Writer: The Creative Freedom of Deleted Scenes
Of late, I’ve been a bit blocked, creatively. Not exactly writers’ block– but more a sense that the flow isn’t what it should be. Even writing this is taking more […]
Read moreVisual Influences and the Failure of Words
Every writer has their weak points. Visual descriptions is definitely one of mine, I’ll own that. I can muddle my way through describing people and clothing all right. In those […]
Read moreRecognizing our Blind Spots
Every writer has their blind spots. Weak points in their writing born from their style, their biases, their personal preferences. For me, I know exactly what my big one is: […]
Read moreFear is the Mindkiller, Fear is the Liberator
Fear has a powerful ability to cease up the creative mind. Not only in doing our work itself, but what we do with it after it’s finished– or as finished […]
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