- Amazon: Good at Selling Books, Bad at Publishing Them.
I know it may seem like I’m bashing Amazon, but I’m not. I buy way too much stuff from them to have any ill will towards them.
- Does my villain sound original?
I’m trying to make my fantasy story as original as I can think of. I know you can use things done before and make it look good as long as you do it…
- Sanderson saves the Wheel of Time
I stopped reading the books around book 9 and took to listening to them on CD. They seemed to lose focus and I didn’t enjoy reading them. Just…
- Present tense or past tense?
Which do you prefer to read, past tense or present tense? Which do you prefer to write?
- Boxing terminology in fight scenes
I was just wondering if reading terms like ‘cross’, ‘hook’ or ‘straight’ would throw a reader off. I know boxing is an old sport but I was worried…
- Tell, Don’t Show
As most of you know, I’m a big proponent of Show, Don’t Tell. I think, overall, the technique is more engaging.
- How to go about becoming an editor
I’m not sure if this is the best forum for this or not since it pertains to writing in a different sense, but I’m curious how one might go about…
- Do You have to Like the Main Character(s)?
A Twitter exchange is responsible for this post. It evolved from a statement that “Keeping a secret should bother the MCs conscience, otherwise he…
- Joe Abercrombie Podcast Introducing His New Novel: Red Country
I’m not sure where to put this, but I’ve seen his name pop up lately. For anyone who doesn’t know Joe Abercrombie, he is a dark fantasy writer. I…
- Do you plan ahead what your world will be or does it unfold in your writing?
I often have trouble trying to create the full world when I write. How do you overcome it? Does a map help you? Do you plan it out ahead? I try to…
