August 2016

Note:  As I was writing this, I realized that I had gone into full nerd mode, which is something that most people don’t need, most of the time.  So I’m going give what I think most people are going to want first, and then leave the full-nerd-mode blog post after a break, in case you are not […]

Pacing.  What is it? Pacing is a tool that controls the speed and rhythm at which a story is told and the readers are pulled through the events. —Writer’s Digest. Okay, fair enough.  But what is that tool?  It refers to how fast or slow events in a piece unfold and how much time elapses

Kobo always has a ton of sales.  From now until August 22, 50% off a bunch of titles, including Alice. Here’s the link for all the books in the promotion.  The promo code is 50AUG. And here’s the link for Alice.  

So after I wrote the previous post on information management, I let my subconscious play with the idea.  Sometimes, sometimes, if I’ve done my homework and researched my researches and thought my thinks, my subconscious can be set loose on a problem and can come up with an answer.  Voila!  Insight. It was another one of

So I had another one of those big-picture insights.  I wish I had an interesting story about how it came about, but I don’t.  I was just sitting in front of the computer working on an outline for a client and…pop! It happens sometimes, you know.  I have a brain like a computer.  You set

OVERALL The best people to get fiction writing advice from are long-term professional writers who have been supporting themselves through their fiction work for 15+ years, publishing at least a book a year (therefore not relying on a fluke).  Short story collection = 1 book.  Other types of writing (e.g., graphic novels) don’t count. Therefore