First, sorry for the lack of content lately. I’ve still been sick, and there’s been a fair amount of personal … More
Category: Writercraft
WriteAdvice: Introducing Character Appearances
A distinctive appearance for each character is perhaps less important in books than it is in movies or graphic novels, … More
WriteAdvice: 3 Places to Seek Feedback
There’s one inescapable truth about your writing (there’s the clickbait title you avoided, you’re welcome): at first, it will suck. … More
Writercraft: Dialogue
To prevent this from becoming a grumble (or just a rant), I’m going to do my best to talk about … More
WriteAdvice: Persistence
I have some exciting news! Well, exciting for me. Probably already known by you (this will make sense in a … More
Writercraft: Rewriting—Is it worth it?
I don’t know about you1, but when I’m deep into one of my High Art moods—when I see writing as … More
Writercraft: Archetypes
I quite like archetypes in fiction, I feel like most fiction-readers probably do. But everyone knows (and usually hates) Mary-Sues … More
Writercraft: Dos and don’ts of building tension
This is my attempt to basically complain about things that kill the tension in books, movies and tv shows (but … More
Writercraft: Subtle descriptions
I’m not a very observant person. There are things I usually can’t help noticing, usually to do with words, the … More