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 […]
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Neural Traffic Jam
The challenge of the creative mind is sometimes being overwhelmed with ideas. Only so much can get out your fingers at any given time. The challenge of focusing one the […]
Read moreNext Big Thing
Rebecca Schwartz tagged me in her Next Big Thing entry. So here are my answers: 1. What is the title of your Work in Progress? It’s called The Way of […]
Read moreInterstellar Worldbuilding: Good and Bad Neighbors
As I’ve said before, when it comes to worldbuilding on an interstellar scale, your neighbors’ choices can define your culture. This is especially true when a starfaring culture comes across […]
Read moreBeing Too Aware of the Gearwork
Last weekend I went to see two plays. Frankly, neither one was worth my time. But in very different ways. One was just plain bad. It was ostensibly a children’s […]
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 moreReliability: The Writer’s Most Crucial Trait
Back at the ArmadilloCon Writers’ Workshop, one piece of advice I felt comfortable dispensing to the crowd of students was about any social media presence they might have. Namely, I […]
Read moreWriters’ Tools: The practical, actual tools
I won’t lie: as a science-fiction writer, I love living in the future. Not just because of the pure gadgetry of it, though that is cool*, but how much easier […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Skip the Travelogue Plot. Just Write the Honest Travelogue.
In my worldbuilding efforts, I’m often trying to think of new ways to present the information about different places in dynamic and interesting ways. I’ve considered the wiki route, writing […]
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 […]
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