Your story is probably going to be crappy. Until, suddenly, it isn’t. “I reread book four.” “And? How does it read?” “I hate it. It needs to go into the dumpster” *Cue the O-o expression* Nearly every writer goes through this. If you don’t, you probably live in a...
In my desk drawer and in a file folder lies a page of ideas. Half started stories, chapters to books, picture books, concept art. On my computer, there is a similar file folder of notes and text docs, all having work of all lengths within them but also not being...
Part 2: Know thyself So you’ve covered your bases. You’ve written out a good chunk of the ‘need to know’ for your story. And I can hear some of you whining now. “Do I have to?” No, you don’t. I’m not forcing you. What I am telling you is that the majority of writers...
Writing a novel can be intimidating but exciting. What you might find is that the entire process of writing a novel can be so intimidating that you never ever start. But do you really want to be that person who says to their friends “I could have been a writer too! I...
Crafting the Unseen Part 1 I’ve been asked recently about my Unseen Chronicles, a series of books debuting as fantasy/dark fantasy in the style of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the Oz series. Mostly about the origins of the concept and the world itself. I...
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