Nicholas Reicher

When you set out to write a novel, often it becomes almost like the beginning steps of Dramatica (which I haven’t used in 4…

It really only takes a month of doing something to make it a personal habit. I’ve heard 21 days. Recently I’ve read 28 days….

Recently, I did one of my periodic searches around the internet for other writing software. There’s a lot out there, and some of it…

At some point, we’ve got to take a class or read a book on grammar. The famous samurai Miyamoto Musashi once wrote that every…

We want to read good novels. And it’s amazing how you can really learn so much about writing. I think the essence of it…

There’s a phase in the story development cycle where you are absolutely wracking your brains to come up with fifteen little plot points, and…

After I wrote my guide to fight scenes, suddenly a lot of authors are writing their own guide to fight scenes. I resolved years…

When getting your protagonist to a dojo, the first thing you do is bow in as you enter the dojo. Then depending on custom,…

Let’s look at techniques, and then Thursday I’ll give you blow by blow of techniques. Karate teaches you to chamber or “Yoi” techniques before…

One of the big disappointments to people who’ve trained and dedicated their lives to martial arts is to read books that get Karate completely …