by admin | Mar 14, 2018 | History, Writing
In fiction, as in life, it’s important to distinguish the motivations of the individual from those of the organization to which that individual belongs. This isn’t about good and evil, nor is it trying to make apologies. It’s just about recognizing the messiness of...
by admin | Feb 10, 2018 | Books, Writing
If there’s one thing agents and marketers hate, it’s a book or movie that doesn’t have a clear genre. It’s simple to market a fantasy, just slap a half naked barbarian and a dragon on the cover. Science fiction just needs a rocket ship or a robot, romance just needs a...
by admin | Jan 12, 2018 | Writing
There is a ton of advice for the aspiring writer. You used to have to take a class or buy a copy of Writers Digest to be talked down to, but now that we have an internet, it’s everywhere. And lots of it is in the form of lists of “rules for writers” or “nine things...
by admin | Dec 13, 2017 | Writing
Over the past few months, I’ve talked about heroes and villains. While they are important, most of us have a pretty good idea of what makes a memorable one, and most writers get there eventually. What fewer get right is the Love Interest. Here, our familiarity with...
by admin | Oct 28, 2017 | Writing
Specifically, how much detail. How much detail and description you put into your writing is a decision that will profoundly affect the way you story reads. Too little and the world and characters become flat and generic, too much can bog down the whole thing,...
by admin | Oct 28, 2017 | Books, Writing
It’s a difficult thing to write in isolation. For one thing, it’s not easy to find motivation ti write when nobody’s reading what you’ve written. Just having a group pf writers who exchange works on a deadline can help push you to buckle down and be productive. It’s...
