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?
critical thinking, writer's life, Writing
Writing
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
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
Creativity, LOTR, Writing
Plot Threads versus Sub-Plots
Well … a blog post that discusses both The Lord of the Rings and Friends? This oughta be good…
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
You Can’t Tell Which of Your Stories Will Be Popular
I’ve written perhaps thirty short stories, at least as many dribbles (100-word stories), three full-length novels (in excess of 100,000
Creativity, NaNoWriMo, Science Fiction, Writing
So you want to write a book?
“So you want to write a book?” I got this question from a former co-worker on my last day in
Books, Creativity, Jurassic World, Star Wars, The Rise of Skywalker, Willful Suspension of Disbelief, Writing
Dead Not Dead – a Trope that Needs to Die
This article contains spoilers for Jurassic Park, The Rise of Skywalker and The Last Emperox. You’ve been warned. There’s a