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Gojira

The Russian cargo ship rolled in the waves, as the biggest Typhoon in years smashed the Sea of Japan. The Captain chain-smoked an endless supply…

It’s what you don’t say…

Dialogue is hard for a lot of people. Something I was told back when I went to college was that dialogue was my strong point.…

An unlikeable character

One of the pitfalls of seat of the pants writing is that you toil on a book, you do a little planning, you create a…

Character Creation

What’s the single most important contribution you give your story? It’s not just the plot… Let’s look at the logline. “It’s about a guy who…”…

More thoughts on WriteWay

Some more thoughts on WriteWay, now that I’ve had some time to poke with it. As I’ve said before, the best writing program hands down…

Character Profile–Joseph Lohman

Years ago, I started a Star Trek novel, which I abandoned because there was no internet, no place to find the kind of information I’ve…

Spark Sheet

Print this out, make copies and keep in your writer’s notebook. The story spark is the creation of Karen Wiesner, but I’ve adapted the idea.…

Writing This Year’s Novel

Can you write this year’s novel? Absolutely. One of the things I’ve been writing about is those people who sit and spend eleven years writing…

2018 Best Novel Writing Programs

Writers always want to know – what is THE best novel writing programs? It just bugs the living daylights out of you to think that…