Stained Glass or Plain Glass?
Is your prose stained glass or plain glass? Does it show only the crafted, opaque glass with nothing of the […]
Writing
Posts on the craft of writing
Acting out the First Act
Acting out the first act is the only way of knowing if your novel opens the right way. There is
The Mid-point Plot-Knot
They want it, they can’t get it, and time is running out; this is the Mid-Point Plot-Knot. This is the
November 50k Challenge: Week 4
We’re crossing the finish line in the November 50k Challenge: Week 4. Day 28. It’s ‘done.’
November 50k Challenge: Week 3
Where am I at in the November 50k Challenge: Week 3? Despite hitting 86% of target, I’m struggling to keep
November 50k Challenge: Week 2
It’s my November 50k Challenge: Week 2. And I’ve run out of plot. To recap, I’m unofficially taking a NaNoWriMo
November 50k Challenge: Week 1
So how am I doing in my November 50k Challenge: Week 1? I’m unofficially doing a NaNoWriMo challenge; Fifty thousand
Nine Problems with Magic
Magic defines the fantasy genre, but I have no fewer than nine problems with magic. Sure, you can have fantasy
First-Page Speed-dating
First-page speed-dating; full of nervous anticipation you sit down knowing nothing about the ‘date’ in front of you. Will your
Fully Immersive Description
Nothing adds to a sense of place like fully immersive description. Be it fiction or non-fiction, a richly detailed description