Writing Ramble: Unusual Points of View

First, sorry for the lack of content lately. I’ve still been sick, and there’s been a fair amount of personal … More

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

There’s one inescapable truth about your writing (there’s the clickbait title you avoided, you’re welcome): at first, it will suck. … More

To prevent this from becoming a grumble (or just a rant), I’m going to do my best to talk about … More

I have some exciting news! Well, exciting for me. Probably already known by you (this will make sense in a … More

I don’t know about you1, but when I’m deep into one of my High Art moods—when I see writing as … More

I quite like archetypes in fiction, I feel like most fiction-readers probably do. But everyone knows (and usually hates) Mary-Sues … More

This is my attempt to basically complain about things that kill the tension in books, movies and tv shows (but … More

I’m not a very observant person. There are things I usually can’t help noticing, usually to do with words, the … More