Making Money Ain’t Easy
Look, we’re all struggling to make money, authors as much as anyone else. As a writer, you can focus all […]
writer's life, Writing
Creativity
Creativity, Writing
The Impact of a Title
Writers think carefully about what to call their stories. So do publishers. I have one story that may be being hindered by its title. Let me expla
Creativity, critical thinking, Dreaming
My Dreams Are Weird
I don’t mean my aspirations, wishes, hopes for life. I mean my alpha wave middle of the night dreams have changed.
critical thinking, writer's life, Writing
Trigger Warning: Rant About Trigger Warnings Ahead
A discussion among authors around a list of suggested trigger warnings got me to thinking: how would the books that influenced me stack up to this list?
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
A Short Story Publishing Strategy, Sort of
Back when I was in university, I wrote some short fiction. I even got some backhand praise for it (“It’s too real, you’re writing a memoir and passing it off as fiction”), if not the best grades
Christmas, Creativity, Writing
The War on Christmas
Every Christmas, Santa flies all around the world, visiting all the good little girls and boys. And somehow our air defense system just lets that happen?
Creativity, Writing
Story Evolution: A Pantser’s Journey
Hey plotters, ever wonder how a pantser creates? Here’s one perspective.
Creativity, Writing
On Developing Character Names
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet.” Sure, but every writer knows that names are important.
Creativity, Writing
Hard Historical Fiction vs Soft Historical Fiction
It appears that the same divide that exists in science fiction also exists in historical fiction
writer's life, Writing
Writing Pitfall: Cool Solution Looking for a Problem
For the “Cool Solution looking for a Problem” to work, the experts in your story need to be smarter than your target audience