Character Building One topic that can get different writers into an argument concerns the relative importance of plot vs character. What's more important: the events that happen in a story, or the characters and how [...]
Just about any story of any length worth reading is composed of the very basic beginning, middle, and end structure. But as simple as that seems, when you look at it you can see how very important it is to good writing.
I could beat around the bush and make you wait until the end of this, but I'll save you some time...writer's block does not exist. There. I said it. In fact, I'll say it again: writer's block does not exist.
This week I begin on that always fun quest, picking the next big story. Yup, that's right. After dealing with life the past couple of years, I'm finally set to return to the keyboard in a very creative way. Just one thing is slowing me down, though.... I don't know what I'm going to write. I'm amazed at all these people who have all
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
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.
