The goal of your writing changes what you write. In some ways, that’s blitheringly obvious. If your goal is to create beauty through poetry, you write poetry. If your goal is to launch a massive intertwined universe of books, you write books that are related to each other, and a lot of them. If yourContinue reading “Goal-Oriented Writing”
Tag Archives: Fantasy
A Year of Books 2024: Top Ten!
I record what I read from July to July… and now, you get to reap the benefits of my reading as I present short little reviews! Unlike previous years, I’m not reviewing everything I read. Some things simply didn’t warrant mention, and I read a number of short stories that I didn’t feel like reviewing.Continue reading “A Year of Books 2024: Top Ten!”
Pivot on the Precipice
NO MOAR MIDDLE GRADE! Well, that’s not entirely true. No more… for right now. We’re changing how we do things for the year. It’s good to reassess where you’re at after every project. Should you continue in the same pattern? Is it time to pivot? Time to change things up or charge ahead? And we’veContinue reading “Pivot on the Precipice”
Five Books, Five Lessons
I purposely read a bad book. I’m not going to tell you the title or the author. I won’t give bad press to another author intentionally. The book looked neat. It had a great tagline. I wanted to support the author. Once I started reading it, though, it was clear this was not going toContinue reading “Five Books, Five Lessons”
The Danger of More Than One Genre
Something is wrong in Scar Ridge. The cows watch the new brides at Jarvis’s Ranch. The new parson keeps burying the same people over and over again. The returning veteran brought home more than scars. And though no tracks run through town, there’s a station waiting for the arrival of a train. Welcome to ScarContinue reading “The Danger of More Than One Genre”
Jonathon Mast: Author 