Tag Archives: Writing

Prepping for Writing Disasters

Disaster struck him again and again. I just finished watching a presentation given by Kevin J. Anderson. He’s a huge author. If you’re into speculative fiction, you’ve likely at least run across some of his books. He did scads of Star Wars, Dune, various comics, and original novels. In fact, he’s written well over 100Continue reading “Prepping for Writing Disasters”

A Return to the Joy of Writing

Guys, it’s so awesome to be excited about something I’m writing. So for the last two years or so, the only things I’ve written are things that were to be published. Now, it wasn’t some sort of cash grab or anything. I am insanely proud of Madelyn of the Sky and I think it’s aContinue reading “A Return to the Joy of Writing”

Surviving Daybreak

You want to write? Read. But don’t just read. Think about what you’re reading. What works? What doesn’t? What connects with you, personally? What plot points annoy you, and what others thrill you? Does the plot work? What about the setting intrigues you? What characters do you want to spend more time with? Taking timeContinue reading “Surviving Daybreak”

There’s Something about the Library

Shelves of books both calm and energize me. I’m surrounded by the words of other authors. It’s like walking through a forest of stories. We have two libraries in our home, and yet I rarely write in them. One is fairly open, and the kids will traipse through. Hard to concentrate. The other resides inContinue reading “There’s Something about the Library”