Pacing Basics
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…
Writer of Science Fiction and Fantasy
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…
When you ask an author to give feedback on something you’ve written they might shy away. They'll say “everyone writes differently,” and “you have to find your own way.” Or, they'll say they don't have time to read your material.…
Z asks (paraphrased): “How do you extend a story? My novel is, so far, 50,000 words and I thought I had 20,000 left in me max to finish. Dialog takes up more space then prose and is easier to write,…
About once a year I dive back into Stephen King's, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. I especially like the audio book because of the way King talks about writing. He has a lot of passion!I would put this…
Don’t. Really don’t. Ever.My process is to jot a story idea when it comes, think about it for a few days, weeks, or months and all the while jot down more notes until I’m ready to develop it into a…