Just returned home from the Las Vegas Writer's Conference and Donald Maass' full-day instruction (which was amazing!). I had the pleasure of...
Looks pretty bad ass. Love the time period choice too. Wonder Woman trailer debuts at Comic-Con | EW.com
I have registered for the WD Novel Writers Conference in Los Angeles October 28-30. There is a good collection of talented, well known authors...
As a follow up to the recently hot Making it Worse thread, I'd like to address the idea of Making it More. I love metaphor & simile, so I'll...
I'm looking for recommendations on resources that teach humor writing. To be specific, I don't want to write comedies. I just want to interject...
I'm in a live critique group where a novel I've been submitting has received glowing reviews from 6 out of 7 critique partners. The one person...
Title is somewhat misleading. I was searching for a pun hidden somewhere within, but that's the best I could do off the cuff. Anyway, another...
Recently, in one of my live critique groups, a member who I respect (he has a degree and career in film so he offers a unique perspective) thought...
I have a six year old & a four year old. Since infancy, I've read to them every night before bed...children's books mostly. Now, I think it's...
One of the things I'm working on is writing characters with distinct voices within the same story. Obviously, not all characters can have unique...
Today, May 22nd, I celebrate two anniversaries. Ten years ago, I proposed to my wife. Three years ago, I joined Mythic Scribes. Thanks to all...
Many scribes seem to be writing shorts nowadays. This contest may interest some of you. The top 3 prizes are substantial. Win Prizes of over...
I've been told recently, by one of my live critique partners, that my stories are too linear. He's right about them being linear, but I'm wary of...
I'm not into fan-fiction myself, but several of you are. Maybe this would be something that interests you. You split proceeds with the original...
For anyone who's not yet aware... The trailer for Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOVFvcNfvE Coming...
Just a question I'd like some opinions on.... What do you think of flash forwards used as a book's opening chapter?....Something short, full of...
I can't find who said this.... "Don't write a story about mankind; write about one man." Anyone know?
Some of you, like me, may use Dropbox as a cloud service to save your writing (among other things). If you have a Dropbox account, you should...
Something I discovered recently in my never ending search of procrastination devices. There's a good number of writing topics to choose from. As...
We've all heard the phrase, “"A picture paints a thousand words.”" That’s the root of our newest challenge here at Mythic Scribes. The Paint a...
