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 […]
Finding Time to Write
“I’d love to write, but I just can’t find the time!” How often have I heard those words — or said them myself? Writing does take time as well as […]
Writing Process Blog Tour!
This week, I’m part of a Writing Process Blog Tour, where authors talk about their process and why they write what they write. At the end of this post, I’ll […]
On NOT Winning Awards
I just learned that DOWN THE OWLHOOT TRAIL didn’t win a Spur Award – that’s the Western Writers of America awards. I’d entered several of the short stories, and I’ll […]
WikiAnswers
As some of you know, I’m also an Answers.com supervisor, over at WikiAnswers.com. My categories include “Learning Tips and Study Habits,” “Idioms and Slang,” and — of course! — “Creative […]
5 Tips for Anthologies
Got word of a new anthology coming out in the Wolf Creek series – they’ve thrown open the submissions to anyone within the Western Fictioneers, so I’m going to see […]