Category: The Craft of Writing

Travis here. I read a few science fiction and fantasy writer’s blogs. As I mentioned a few days ago, most of them suck. Jennifer Bresnick’s...

Whew! I’ve been working on this for hours this morning, and finally have a first pass. A few five-question interviews from some of my characters...

There are a lot of writer’s blogs out there. Most of them are a complete waste of time. I’m a fan of Rahul Kanakia’s blog....

I’m starting draft 4. The goals of this draft: all major characters to have interesting character development arcs all characters to behave in ways that...

I recently stumbled over the Proust Questionnaire and thought it might provide an interesting way to do an author interview. Your favorite virtue – honesty....

An interesting article from  Joanna Penn: http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2012/12/07/after-first-draft-whats-next/...

I’ve been thinking about releasing the novels (when they’re done) under kickstarter. One question that keeps circling around is what rewards to offer. I’ve thought...

This is five months old, but well worth reading. I am Neal Stephenson, author, geek, and [now] sword game fundraising hack – AMA from Fantasy...

To those who have a copy in hand: I look forward to your feedback. …but let me tell you what sort of feedback I’m looking...

The title of the first book “The Powers of the Earth” is a dual reference. On the one hand, it is a phrase that Thomas...