
Caligula Edit Update: The Aurelian Structure
When I was composing the initial draft of The Meditations of Caius Caligula, I followed a pattern from the obvious … Continue reading Caligula Edit Update: The Aurelian Structure
When I was composing the initial draft of The Meditations of Caius Caligula, I followed a pattern from the obvious … Continue reading Caligula Edit Update: The Aurelian Structure
My initial plan was to make changes to this site subtly, but visual issues with the theme required a new … Continue reading The Grand Deletion
I found this today on Twitter: For fantasy fiction the only typeface you need is the 1894 version of Bradley. … Continue reading The Bradley Font and Classic Pulp
Every no gets you closer to yes. This is part of the process of shifting through to find the best … Continue reading Rejection is Progress
Writing is a process of self-deception. In the first place, you deceive yourself that anything you create will be read, … Continue reading You Can’t Write Unless You Can Lie
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bqbdey/TDTU6.m4a In the lastest in the new season of my Podcast, I lament Disney’s devotion to live-action remakes, defend the … Continue reading Disney and Adverbs: a New Thumbs Down/Thumbs Up
The most basic structure for a story is the three-act rising-action-to-climax. They teach it in high school. It works because … Continue reading On the Fourth Act
“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” -Jack London So I finally finished Chapter … Continue reading Writer’s Block, Resistance, and the Grind
via A Writer’s Path: There are three points: Avoid Repetition – In the substance of your writing, words used, plot … Continue reading Writing Principles Derived From Musici
Here’s where we are on my Civil War novel. I just finished Chapter 7 of a planned 15. Chapters are … Continue reading The Sword Update