In Too Deep to Quit

So, I’m officially 16,237 words into Book 16, which my word count estimator tells me is around 19% complete. Sixteen… Read more In Too Deep to Quit

Creating a World in 6 Short Weeks

I wrote five new novel manuscripts in the twelve months between November 2018 and November 2019. That’s probably not as… Read more Creating a World in 6 Short Weeks

How to Paint Layers into Your Writing

After watching my wife work on a couple of her oil paintings, I’ve  come to realize that producing a work… Read more How to Paint Layers into Your Writing

I’m Writing Six Books at Once

It’s stupid, I know, but I have a bunch of sequel and new book ideas and I’ve been struggling to… Read more I’m Writing Six Books at Once

Cool Like Jazz.

It begins. Cool Like Jazz. Left, right, left, right. Feel the street and hold it tight. Left, right, left again.… Read more Cool Like Jazz.

Writing Prompt: 10 September 2016

Here’s today’s Writing Prompt: Background: A 2016 study has found that Acetaminophen (also called Paracetamol outside of the U.S.) the… Read more Writing Prompt: 10 September 2016

Influences

I don’t have literary influences. That is, simply, because I have read more non-fiction than fiction. Although I love a… Read more Influences

Overthinking and Underthinking in Plotting

I often see writers debate about which is preferable, “plotting” or “pantsing.” Plotting refers to diligently lay out your story’s… Read more Overthinking and Underthinking in Plotting

One More Weird Idea

I’ve had people ask me from whence come my stories. … Okay, my dad asked me that once. Still, he… Read more One More Weird Idea

The Next Book, Day 1

They whisper to me, you know. Like auditory hallucinations, I can hear their breathing, inside my ear, their breathy words,… Read more The Next Book, Day 1