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Naming Characters, Creatures, and Places Without Regret
Naming characters, creatures, and places for your fantasy or sci-fi stories is hard stuff. It’s hard even for people who write stories about our real world. (You can’t just name everyone Steve or Barbara.) When we were naming our pets, my dad had a rule. “I have to be able to call the dog in… Read This Article
Writing About Disoriented Characters
Characters get disoriented. You can read about that sort of thing, but if it hasn’t happened to you it’s hard to understand. Here’s a way to empathize.
Writing Fantasy Races: Elves? Which Elves?
Out of all the fantasy races, Elves are my favorite. Tolkien’s elves, Warhammer Elves, any given Elf in a video game. Not the Keebler Elves, though their cookies are at least decent. Nor Christmas Elves with their match-matchy outfits. Elf on a Shelf is especially right out. Yes, he’s a Christmas elf, but he gets… Read This Article
The Best Writing Software For Books, and Blogging
Writing software options were limited when I was a kid, but now it’s everywhere. This is the software I use to write novels, books, and articles.
My Writing Process For Fiction 2016
Having a solid process for writing has made all the difference. It’s not perfect, but I humbly share my own writing process.
Sometimes, Characters Leave The Party
A change of address from some good friends made me re-think how we write characters in groups.
