Writing as Sacrifice A proper way of thinking about writing is that it is equivalent to sacrifice. I’ve written about this before, though… Continue reading “Writing as Sacrifice”…
Better Writing With Heuristics 2: SCENE SCENE is an acronym-based heuristic I use when I assess my fiction writing and when I look at others’ writing.… Continue reading “Better Writing With Heuristics 2: SCENE”…
Better Writing With Heuristics One important part of the development of any skill is the metacognition. This is the “thinking about thinking” that lets… Continue reading “Better Writing With Heuristics”…
The Fine Art of Revision Preparation Writing is a multi-step process. A first draft is rarely of sufficient quality to publish, but the art of getting… Continue reading “The Fine Art of Revision Preparation”…
Writing the Very Failed Story I didn’t post anything on Friday, despite that being my usual weekly fiction post. Last week would have seen the… Continue reading “Writing the Very Failed Story”…
NaNoWriMo 2020 Postmortem: What Did I Learn? I successfully completed NaNoWriMo. Though the novel I was working on for it has two connecting bits left to write,… Continue reading “NaNoWriMo 2020 Postmortem: What Did I Learn?”…
How to Write a Compelling Antagonist A compelling antagonist makes a story great. They’re often as memorable as a protagonist is and connect viscerally with audiences.… Continue reading “How to Write a Compelling Antagonist”…
NaNoWriMo Week 4: Planning or Pantsing I have now written one complete novel and nine-tenths of another. For my first novel, I went through a robust… Continue reading “NaNoWriMo Week 4: Planning or Pantsing”…
3 Tips for Writing Better Science Fiction It’s been a while since I’ve talked about specialized craft, and today I want to focus on some important elements… Continue reading “3 Tips for Writing Better Science Fiction”…
Writing Bold Dialogue Dialogue is a challenging part of the writing process. There are complete books written on good dialogue, and many chapters… Continue reading “Writing Bold Dialogue”…