by admin | Jul 4, 2017 | Books, Writing
Our writing will always be shaped by our values, our opinions and our politics. That’s inevitable. It’s even more evident in fantasy or s/f where we are creating a world of our own, not just showing our current one through our lens. It’s very tempting to write a story...
by admin | May 18, 2017 | Books, publishing, Writing
Last month I talked about what makes a great hero. This month I decided to look at the other side of the coin. What makes a really memorable villain? If the hero’s job is to give you somebody to root for, to invest in, then the villains job is to provide the...
by admin | Feb 22, 2017 | Books, Writing
As authors, we control the things that happen to our characters. We put them through the wringer, because we need to show what they are made of, how they react and change when tested. It wouldn’t be much of a story without a conflict, an obstacle to overcome,...
by admin | Jan 25, 2017 | Books, publishing, Writing
Just Wing That Mother I don’t plan my novels. Allegedly, one is supposed to. There are all these things like outlines and three-act structure and character arcs and so on. If you want to waste tons of free time, you can go to any writers’ forum online and read all the...
by admin | Oct 19, 2016 | Amazon, Books, e-books, publishing, Writing
Escapology is a vivid, unique and engrossing work of dystopian cyberpunk. In a future where most of the lands we know have sunk, where survivors eke out an existence on “land ships’ of floating islands, or the overcrowded, unforgiving city on the single...
by admin | Apr 19, 2014 | Books, e-books, publishing, Writing
This is my very first Blog Hop! I was tagged by a fellow writer Andrew Baker in his blog Thanks Drew! Blog Hop Rules: Answer the four questions below, link back to the person who invited you, and link to the people who will be posting the following Monday. 1. What am...
