Introducing Manuskript
I’ve started testing a new writing program for Linux users called, Manuskript. This is a very promising first draft tool along the lines of Plume… Read More »Introducing Manuskript
I’ve started testing a new writing program for Linux users called, Manuskript. This is a very promising first draft tool along the lines of Plume… Read More »Introducing Manuskript
Original Source One of my favorite authors, Tobias Buckell, wrote a series of articles about being a new professional writer that were later turned into… Read More »Pre-Production, Part 2 Original Source
PRE-PRODUCTION What follows is an overview of how I go about starting a new novel. It’s not a very detailed explanation but it is specific… Read More »Pre-Production, Part 1 – Premise
The idea that writers should only write what interests them and not write what is currently popular is one of those golden rules that gets… Read More »Writing To Market
I’ve completed the first draft of K’nat Trap a novella that follows Starstrikers, Book 4 of the Star Trilogy. This was a fun book to… Read More »Writing Update
I’m currently writing the third act of my novella, K’nat Trap. While thinking about my story on the way home from work I realized that… Read More »Writing Bits and Pieces – Raising the Stakes
This week I had to rewrite a scene or two and remove a character and replace him with another. I don’t want to risk any… Read More »Writing Bits and Pieces – Removing a Character
You know the internet meme: All The Things? Well I’m gonna talk about All The Stories! It’s been a topic of many interesting posts around… Read More »All The Stories
Can a villain be a hero in her own story? This is the central premise of my novella, The Blood Empress. Empress Nykostra is the… Read More »Bad Girl As A Hero
(WARNING: This is a detailed look at the nuts and bolts of writing this novella. If you don’t want any plot spoilers, please avoid reading… Read More »Writing A Novel In Google Docs