A lot of the craft consists of just slogging along. You’d rather be outside, or watching TV or even cleaning the house. But writing is a profession like any other, […]
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New Looks
You may have noticed that the site is being revamped. Sometimes it’s good to shake things up and have a makeover. Sometimes your story needs a makeover as well. How […]
10 Ways NOT to Get Published
Over the years, I’ve attended a lot of writing conferences, and one of my favorite types of sessions is the “How Not To Get Published” panel. This is where you […]
Send It Out
Just sent out the poker story to the anthology editor – while crossing my fingers, of course. There comes a time in every story where the author must let it […]
Finish It Off
I think I have finished the poker story for the Wolf Creek anthology. Notice the operative word “think.” Sometimes it’s hard to know when you’ve really finished something. I had […]
5 Rules for Naming Your Characters
I’m currently faced with the challenge of naming a new character. This is harder than non-writers realize. You can’t just slap any name down and declare the job done — […]
Digging Into the Past Again
In addition to digging through the old newspapers in San Francisco, I was lucky enough to find two old almanacs from the years that Kye and Chance would have been […]
Digging Into the Past
Spent the day in the San Francisco library researching old newspapers. There’s something satisfying about reading an old newspaper — even if it’s not from the 1800’s. Some of the […]
The Experts Weigh In: Rules for Writing
I thought you might like reading a few of the “Rules for Writing” by some of the great writers. I got a lot of these from various workshops I’ve attended […]
5 Plotting Tips for More Interesting Scenes
It can be difficult to keep a good plot interesting. How do you find the right balance between action and description? How much tension is enough, and how much is […]