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January 23, 2022
Steve’s Update 1/23/2021
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My Blog: You’ll notice a new look! I’ll be tweaking it this week.
The Way With Worlds series: March is still the Disinformation book of course. I’ve also started converting the old covers over – I think the plan is to redo all of them THEN figure out how to update it all.
“The Agile Writer’s Mindset”: I’ve gotten feedback on a few ideas. The current shape of the book will be an Agile ...
January 20, 2022
Duty Calls, Should Have Gone To Voicemail
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Note, I will return to my writing lessons from video games soon. I’ve just had a lot of other inspirations lately.
At the start of the Christmas holiday, I had games to play, writing to do, a chance to pre-read Serdar’s next novel (spoiler, excellent), and much more. I also had no desire to do any of these awesome things.
So I waited a week, then pushed myself. I pushed myself through...
January 17, 2022
It’s Great. So What?
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Lately, I’ve been prereading/editing many works. I’ve also finished several books and have more things being juggled for publishing. I’m finding one of the worst forms of feedback is “it’s great!”
You’ve had that experience. You tell some writer, “it’s great” and then the questions come – why, how come, are you sure? Didn’t you give enough feedback? You just said it’s fine!
Then it ...
January 16, 2022
Steve’s Upate 1/16/2022
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For anyone curious why this update is “no books yet” it’s because I’m focusing on my websites, the Sanctum, and general cleanup. Really needed a month or so to just catch up.
The Way With Worlds series: No new news – next book end of March or so, three books this year, want to do the new covers but no plan for another few weeks.
“The Agile Writer’s Mindset”: Still plan to start in Q2,...
January 15, 2022
Media, Message, Mismach
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When creating a piece of a media we need to ask “did I choose the right form for my Bright Idea?” Should it really be a book, comic, movie, game, or is it better suited for another form?
Some readers may be nodding, others may be curious. Let me explain by examples.
I’m no fan of the Twilight series, yet I found the lush-looking movies beautifully overdone. When I saw the manga it imp...
January 12, 2022
Those Important Days In Our Stories
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I was discussing Serdar’s upcoming worldbuilding-intense novel Unmortal. It’s a setting with many stories, but his philosophy is one novel a setting, so he told the most important story to tell. I commented offhandedly, “In a 1000 years find the most important day.”
What story do you tell in a world is a powerful question.
We usually build worlds for a reason because we have some idea ...
January 11, 2022
Dishonor Your Idols Respectfully
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Serdar wrote on how one gets outside of copying influences to find your own way. He shares his own experiences, and it’s a journey you’ll appreciate. In turn, I want to share some of my most formative experiences because they’re about learning what doesn’t fit you.
When I returned to fiction with A Bridge To The Quiet Planet, Sir Terry Pratchett’s was the obvious influence. Whereas he to...
January 9, 2022
Steve’s Update 1/9/2022
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Just a reminder, I’m using Q1 to catch up on things.
The Way With Worlds series: I’m not doing any work on this until later in Q1, since I’m doing a lot of “cleanup” of various projects, etc. But the year is planned out to finish the disaster series. I’ll be planning the cover conversion in February. Expect the Misinformation book end of Q1
“The Agile Writer’s Mindset”: This is still ...
January 6, 2022
The Writer’s Game: Wildermyth
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Wildermyth (released 2021, Worldwalker games) took the computer gaming scene by storm even after nearly two years in Early Access. It was well-praised by many, and I can personally attest that it was both fun and gripping.
In the game, one takes a series of generated characters through various adventures, facing monsters and challenges. Your party faces enemies tactical battles with enemi...
January 4, 2022
Steve’s Book Roundup 1/4/2021
I write a lot and have quite a few books. So now and then I post a roundup of them for interested parties!
The Way With Worlds Series
This is what I do a lot of – writing on worldbuilding!. You can find all of my books at www.WayWithWorlds.com!
The core books of the series will help you get going:
Way With Worlds Book 1 – Discusses my philosophy of worldbuilding and world creation essentials.Way With Worlds Book 2 – Looks at common subjects of worldbuilding like conflicts in your ...
