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Creepy Inspiration

Funny how December can turn a beautiful park into something out of a horror movie. I braved the NY cold over the […]

Thanks for your comments on my previous post Beta Readers. Gave me something to think about. +Damien Boath also suggested I divide […]

It’s interesting, I’m coming across authors who separate good writing and good storytelling. I always thought those writing rules were making me […]

No info-dump, show- don’t tell, avoid adverbs, no passive voice, beware of repetitions. You’ve probably come across these writing rules. We treat […]

Most writers have that moment where they want to just stop. Writing a book is hard. It can take months even years […]

How do manage the flow of time in a story with several POV characters doing different things? I touched on this in […]

Neil Gaiman describes it perfectly. I love how he answers the question where do you get your ideas from. It is a […]

What do these city names have in common? Nagoya Koshigaya Sapporo Okayama You may not know they’re in Japan, but by the […]

You know I had to do this. It’s the last post of the year after all. We’re going to look back at […]

I mentioned a while ago that I was getting another Masters. This time in Publishing: Digital and Print. Well, last week was finals. […]