Government Mud-pies

I'm getting ready to start prepping the next novel. As with all fiction writers, that means that I need to develop characters, settings, and situations which are relatable and compelling enough to make a reader want to slog through several hundred pages of my imagination. But there's something that I do, being a SF/F author, that authors in other genres don't have to: I have to create worlds. It's amazing how difficult it is to do that if your goal is to have coherent rules that can be

By |2016-10-23T22:20:35-06:00March 5th, 2008|Fiction, Writing|Comments Off on Government Mud-pies

Stagnant SF?

Mark Harris poses the question: "Is Sci-Fi Out of Ideas?" in his article on EW.com. While I don't think the commentary is as cutting as it could be, it did make me ponder. I'm currently in the throws of getting my SF novel ready to market. Soon I'll have to try and guilt one of

By |2016-10-23T22:20:35-06:00January 6th, 2008|Writing|Comments Off on Stagnant SF?

Eye of the Reader

Being a writer-type person, I sing to the most under-appreciated cog in the machinations of writing: the reader. I'm not talking about those people who buy what you've written and read it. No, I'm talking about those people who read and critique your work before it's published. The good ones are the heroes of all writers, second only in importance to the Muses.

By |2016-10-23T22:20:35-06:00July 14th, 2006|Fiction, Writing|Comments Off on Eye of the Reader

Getting Help

A caution for all of those writers who are floundering with their own plots—don't stay inside your head, be willing to ask someone you trust to help give you a new perspective.

By |2016-10-23T22:20:36-06:00June 25th, 2006|Fiction, Writing|Comments Off on Getting Help

The Process

For me, the most difficult part of writing is the "what do I write next" part. When we compound that with my firm stance that there is no such thing as writer's block, just writers not willing to err, then the situation is ripe for creative conflict.

By |2016-10-23T22:20:36-06:00June 7th, 2006|Fiction, Writing|Comments Off on The Process
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