Would you take seriously the ambitions of a competitive swimmer who didn’t like to get in the water? Or a person who wanted to direct movies, but proudly stated they have only seen two movies in the last year? How … Continue reading
One of the most difficult things about revisions is dealing with what isn’t there. Finding the details that need to be changed if you’ve taken something out is often harder than changing things that result from putting something in. Here’s … Continue reading
The current book I’m working on deals with the religion in the world I’ve built. Creating a religion for a fantasy is a doubled edged as uni-climate planets and universal languages. Most authors force the entire world to believe the … Continue reading
I’ve learned that one of the rules of writing is to Finish What You Start. That’s a terrible rule. For me. I’m great at starting things, not so great at finishing. I’ve been working hard to overcome that particular failing … Continue reading
Ideally, we should all be motivated to write by the _art_ of it all, the creative expression of our… Or not. One thing I’ve noticed not only about myself but also every other writer I’ve ever known is that we … Continue reading