A Father’s Road
A father walks the road alone, his son at his side, as they seek the next meal, either given through kindness, or by the blood …
Netflix Pacing
We have Netflix to thank for a very important style of storytelling. It had already been around in some shows, such as Firefly, or some …
The Rise of Slavic Fantasy
In recent years many an agent or book editor has shunned the “Secondary World Fantasy” often associated with “yet another Fantasy set in Medieval Europe,” …
My Fantastical History
Often people talk of the regrets of their past. I think there are things you can validly regret such as poor decisions that lead to …
Inspiration and Professionalism
The best piece of professional advise I every received was this: An amateur waits for inspiration. A professional gets up every day and goes to …
A Season for Writing
Are you a morning person? Or a night owl? Does your job work your creative mind? Or is it mindless? I held a retail job …
Finding Your Beats
When I wrote those five short stories I mentioned in my last post, I inadvertently discovered something about myself. I tend to switch beats every …
A Writer’s Pace
What are your goals? Have you set any benchmarks you want to reach? “Of course I have. I want to write a book.” Ok. That’s …
Path to Practice
It took me six months of hard work to find my own best Practices. And even longer to get to the beginning of that road. …
You Discover You
February 22nd, 2021 It’s a piece of writing advise that often rankles me. An author is asked “What is the best advice you can give …