What Have I Been up To?
It’s been a while since I wrote on my blog. What have I been up to since last we met? A novel, twice finished These past few months, I was working on my first novel. Again. I previously thought it…
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The Core Problems with Mass Effect 3’s Ending
Mass Effect 3 may be several years old, but its ending is infamous in the world of video games. It spawned a wealth of memes upon its release for just how bad it was, and deservedly so. Many factors come…
When Is My Manuscript Good Enough?
Books take a lot of work. Months ago, I declared my first novel complete. The manuscript had gone through two full drafts, many changes, and as much revision as it took for the text to feel finished. I was proud…
How Much Should I Write?
Advice on this matter varies. In his book On Writing, Stephen King alleges he starts the day writing and does nothing else until he has put 2,000 words to the page. This amounts to doing NaNoWriMo all year long. Even…
Star Wars: Franchise Fatigue Is Not the Issue
Last year, Disney decided to put the brakes on Star Wars, one of the biggest franchises in its portfolio. The stars stopped streaking as the hyperdrive shuddered to a halt. This move, namely slowing or stopping development on more prequel…
All the Worlds to Touch: The Writer’s Ideas
Picture planets floating close together in space, within reach of your giant, disembodied hand. If you would rather keep the laws of physics intact, you are standing in a black room, and all around you, planet-spheres of various colours hang…
Should I Write an Outline?
Should you write an outline for your book? This question is of interest to many early writers, and for good reason: building an outline and proceeding without one imply very different styles of writing. Planning Your Trip Having an outline…
Setting Up My Website, Again
I should have known it would end this way. My website’s former host effectively bit the dust, and I did not save any of my blog posts. Not the longer, more informative ones, at any rate. So here we are,…