Writers: Where are we?
I get a lot of positive comments about my maps and while I do enjoy making things my readers really like, I must confess that my maps are as much for me as they are for my readers. When I…
Writers: Who’s dead and other important details
When writing, keeping track of things is important. This is especially true when it comes to your characters. You never know when it will be important to recall the date someone died and you don’t want to accidentally change your…
Writers: Last minute tips for events
With Planet Comicon just a couple of days away (it starts this Friday) I wanted to talk a little more about what I am doing to prepare for the event. In prior articles, I mentioned having mats to stand on…
Writers: Be someone else
Not the advice you were expecting? The last two weeks I have shared a couple of things I have learned or observed with regard to doing public appearances. Last week, I talked about standing up and changing your physical presence…
Writers: Don’t forget your mats!
With my first major show of the year coming up (Planet Comicon), I thought I would share a few tips I’ve learned with my fellow writers (aspiring or otherwise). Even if you are not a writer, you might find this…
That Google search just put me on a list
The things I do for my characters… They ask for my help and too often I can’t turn them down. So, the next thing you know, I’m off on the internet asking questions on their behalf. Questions I am sure…
Writing: I want to die!
That is not what most people will say on most days of their lives. So why is it that I see far too often a group of “bad guys” willingly fighting to the death when they have other options? A…
Why waste a bad movie? Aspiring writers take note.
It happens to all of us from time to time, we read a bad book or watch a movie that fails to live up to our expectations. I used to grumble about the wasted time for a little while and…
My Writing Process, part 2
In the first part of this series, I talked about the struggles I had initially faced as a writer. In this part, I want to talk about how my writing process changed and what I am doing differently today. When…
My Writing Process, part 1
With my third book, Daughter’s Revenge, now available, I can say my writing process has become more formalized and I am now able to do the actual ‘writing’ in just a few weeks. It is amazing to look back upon…