“Real” Writer vs Imposter Syndrome
I’ve been writing for most of my life. That’s a number of decades, if you can’t tell from my profile […]
Creativity, Writing
Writing
Creativity, Writing
Fever Dreams
It all started with open-heart surgery. Yes, an odd spot to start. I was the recipient of that surgery. Afterwards,
Creativity, Science Fiction, Writing
Character Intro: Char Osbaldistan
I doubt it’s a surprise that I’m working on a book. I’m actually working on a lot of them –
Creativity, Writing
Did I write this?
Have you ever written something then read it later and thought, damn, who wrote that? It’s good! I just had
Creativity, NaNoWriMo, writer's life, Writing
My First NaNoWriMo
I’ve never done NaNoWriMo (and don’t want to have to type that name a lot – too many caps!). I’ve
Creativity, Writing
Books You Hate
Have you ever been so disgusted with a book — the story, the editing, the whatever — that you’ve felt
writer's life, Writing
Walking away from a sale
The hardest thing for a new writer to do is to walk away from a sale. I should know, I
Creativity, Dune, Frank Herbert, Writing
Spice World – the seminal Dune story
Everyone knows Dune (you do, don’t you? If not, why are you here?), and if you’ve even given this blog
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
Music as a weapon – too silly an idea?
I?m at a bit of a crossroads with the novel I?m writing (hereafter referred to as WiP – short for
Creativity, writer's life, Writing
The Fallacy of Comparing Modern Writers to the Golden Age of Sci Fi
There?s a conversation going on in my writer?s group about science fiction that I wanted to pull out and discuss