When To Go Full Time
DZ asks: As you improve your craft, do you think he will ever reach that moment where you want to write full time?Many years ago I did write full time. Even then I made more money than your typical beginning…
Writer of Science Fiction and Fantasy
DZ asks: As you improve your craft, do you think he will ever reach that moment where you want to write full time?Many years ago I did write full time. Even then I made more money than your typical beginning…
Nikoda asks: How do people write in collaboration. Does one person write one chapter, another person other? First, pop over to Barb and J.C. Hendee’s website (http://www.nobeldead.com/) and look at their frequently asked questions section on how they collaborate.I have…
I’m going on a self-imposed internet hiatus until the New Year, ignoring emails, postings and blissfully disconnecting. It’s good for the soul.One anecdote I wanted to share, though. The other day I was speaking with a writer friend. They said…
Let me recommend the podcast “I Should Be Writing 2.0” by Mur Lafferty.She has almost a hundred podcasts, chronicling her journey as a writer from noob to about-to-be-published novelist. Some good advice for beginners to pro writers alike.
Nikoda asks (paraphrased): I get confused on pacing. I just can't wrap my head around the assorted definitions....Pacing is complicated and I could teach a week or two worth of classes on this. Here are a few tips, though, to…