Seven Things I Love About Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
I love post-apocalyptic fiction. Especially when the apocalypse is recent. Let me count the ways: 1. Post-Apocalyptic Bloomer. When I was a kid, …
What Dance Taught Me About Writer’s Block
Anyone who knows me knows I love to dance. And dancing, for me, has always meant learning new and fun choreography. Until …
Be the Moderator’s Favorite: 10 Tips for Panelists
The Gen Con Writer’s Symposium is a hidden gem of the yearly Indianapolis gaming convention, with over 200 hours of programming and …
Making Monsters Scary
For my current project, I’m thinking a lot about monsters. Scary monsters, rather than Monsters University types. And what I found, to …
Dialogue Tags Are Awesome
Dialogue tags. Sometimes it seems like everyone wants to do away with them. But me? I love dialogue tags. Let me count …
What I Mean By “Consider Your Audience”
I remember when I first had to learn how to write for an audience. It was a writing class which shall go …
Fantasy Flowchart: A Field Guide to Fantastical Fiction
When encountering fantastical fiction in the wild, it can be quite the chore to classify it, what with all those characters, monsters, …
In Support of Sucking
There is a point in doing things at times for exacting quality, and at times for endurance. They have different purposes. Sometimes, …