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TIME ISSUES IN FICTION: simultaneous subplots

Continuing our discussion about issues of time that arise when writing fiction, today I wanted to explore some different structural approaches authors use to solve time-based dilemmas. SUBPLOTS DEVELOPING SIMULTANEOUSLY…. THAT NEED TO INTERSECT I have one instance of this … Continue reading →

Time in Fiction: Addressing the Timey-Wimey, Troublesome Truths

Time is such a crazy and troublesome thing, both in life and in writing. Some among us (well, the Whovians anyway) might even describe it as “wibbly wobbly” or “timey-wimey.” Time issues have tripped me up in various drafts of … Continue reading →

Tuna Salad and Creative Writing…. A Connection, Please???

I made tuna salad today. On the surface, that has no importance at all and certainly no relevance to the topic of my blog: creative writing. Somehow, though, making tuna salad got me thinking about writing: about all that goes … Continue reading →

AUTHORS: Four Ways Fictional Romance Sometimes Reads False

Writing a sweet, romantic moment is probably one of the hardest things to do in fiction. Seriously. I can’t claim to excel at that kind of scene, and that’s why in my novels love stories take a bit of a … Continue reading →

The Top Seven Qualities All Writers Have

One of my favorite things to say is that writing fiction is hard, and writing good fiction is that much harder. It takes a LOT out of you, demands a lot from you, and causes you all kinds of trouble. … Continue reading →

To describe or not to describe: an author’s question

Description in creative writing is a tricky concept. In a lot of ways, I feel that it is becoming a lost art: at least, I feel that in general we care less about it now, and pay less attention to … Continue reading →

3 Ways Creative Writing Shakes Your Complacency

Creative writing is a wonderful thing, for many reasons. Not least of those is how it tends to shake our sense of complacency. I’ve written about complacency on my other blog, my faith-based blog. It’s a serious problem and a … Continue reading →

4 Reasons Authors Shouldn’t Edit While they Write

One thing I think all writers struggle with is the impulse to stop in the middle of writing a draft, chapter, or scene, in order to reread and to edit some portion of the material. This is definitely something I … Continue reading →

Three Ways Writing Fiction Is An Adventure in the Fairy Tale Style

As a fantasy writer, you can bet your bottom dollar that I love fairy tales. I’ve always loved them, and I especially love them after having read G.K. Chesterton’s chapter in “Orthodoxy” titled “The Ethics of Elfland.” Fairy tales are … Continue reading →

MY FIRST PODCAST!

Honored that my first podcast interview is the fourth Scenes and Sequels Podcast with Dave Kearney, all the way down under! There is a reading from “The Crimson League,” talk about writing and inspiration, and my trilogy and my blog, … Continue reading →