Honesty is the best policy. We've all heard this, over and over again from the very beginning of our communication with other human beings. Our parents and teachers keep telling us to be truthful and honest. On the other hand, we're told that we should also…
I'm going to really strive to be putting these out as often as I can. I encourage those of you who are interested in writing as a hobby, or as a a potential career, to do the same. Either use the challenges I post here, or get some…
One of my biggest pet peeves in all of fiction is when a writer has characters do stupid things because the plot of the book requires them to do stupid things in order for the story to keep moving. Two writers come to mind when I think of this, Elizabeth…
I've had a few people ask me about which writing reference books I've read and found useful, so I thought I'd make a post containing the books I've collected and kept over the years. This is actually the perfect time to do…
Been a bit of time since I've dedicated some time to this blog, and I realize I left off with a bit of a cliff hanger. I'd mentioned going into setting, and the how differences between setting in gaming and writing engaging fiction. First and foremost,…
I've been absent from this blog for a while. Sorry. Had a lot of things going on in my head that I needed to get sorted out. Well, I'm still sorting, but I'm past the point where the sorting is so loud it drowns…
Recently, I've suddenly found myself mentoring a few other writers who seem to trust that I have some inkling that I know what I'm talking about. I'm flattered and humbled that they've placed this trust in me. I was chatting with one…
As I said in a recent post, I've been working on rewriting my buddy Steve's story "Knight of the Living dead." We've had a couple of conversations about the piece before going into it, both in person and via IM and email.…
I've been in a bit of a funk the last few days. Don't know why, but I made some progress getting out of it. A while back, my good friend Steve of Myth and Magic ask me to help him rework his story, "Knight of…
Let's go back to starting a story in a tavern, that dreaded opener that editors dread, and how that relates to one of the two greatest lessons I learned in pursuit of my BA. (Yeah, I'm going to mention that from time to time. I'…
