Mining Your Life and Work for Stories and Content

Mining Your Life and Work for Stories and Content

How often have you been asked where you get your ideas for your book? I think every author gets asked that question—a lot! But how do you answer? With a story of your own? (I was riding the subway and it just came to me.”) Or do you avoid answering all together? So...
Sequels

Sequels

It’s my daughter’s birthday today (Friday, as I write this)—she’s turned 27—and she’s given me an hour to get this blog written before I take her out. We’re going to engage in two of her favorite pastimes—sitting at a café with a cup of coffee and a pastry (something...
Beyond the three act structure

Beyond the three act structure

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll know that one of my passions is story structure. But, why? I hear you cry with incredulity in your voice. Well, for a number of reasons, actually. First, a well structured story is easier to follow for the reader....
My 2023 Analog Toolbox

My 2023 Analog Toolbox

When we talk about analog tools, we can mean anything from the pen you write with and the paper you write on to worksheets, notecards, and physical bulletin boards. I like to think it means all of that. It is anything we use in our daily writing life that isn’t on...