What do you do when you’re stuck?

What do you do when you’re stuck?

by | Jun 2, 2024 | Blog, Method, Writing

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a pantser or a plotter, everyone gets stuck in their writing now and then. I’m sure you’ve read so many articles on writer’s block filled with so many suggestions (hell, I’ve written one myself). Go for a walk. Plot your story. Look at...
How Many Brains Do You Need?

How Many Brains Do You Need?

by | May 26, 2024 | Blog, Life, Method, Writing

Starting last Fall and continuing on through this whole year, I’ve been exploring and playing with Personal Knowledge Management. I wrote another blog post on the topic, but today I want to talk about another new-to-me concept: Second Brain. I’m discovering that this...
How long should your novel be?

How long should your novel be?

by | May 19, 2024 | Blog, Method, WIP, Writing

I struggle with this. I naturally write short. I’m concise, what can I say? I can somehow create well-rounded, in-depth characters in very few words. I can show just enough of a room so that it can be imagined by the reader. It doesn’t take me long at all to show the...
The Rules of Writing

The Rules of Writing

by | May 12, 2024 | Blog, Method, Writing

Somerset Maugham once said that there are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. Well, a few people didn’t get the message. Here are rules for writing a novel, the process of it, the craft, editing, and then miscellaneous rules...
How do you feel about tropes?

How do you feel about tropes?

by | May 5, 2024 | Writing, Writing Craft

Do you love them and couldn’t write a story without them? Do you hate them and think they are a scourge on the face of literature? No matter which way you feel, they are an essential aspect of writing genre fiction. You might think that tropes are just for romances....
Publishing Options

Publishing Options

by | Apr 28, 2024 | Business of Writing, Writing

We live in an author’s world. It used to be that authors were dependent on publishers for getting their work out into the world and getting paid for their labors. Publishers were the ones with all the power and authors were completely at their mercy. An author,...