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Who Is That Mysterious Stranger?

We need heroes. Real and imagined the heroes around help make the world, which can be pretty awful at times, seem like a better place. In yur writing, no one character will have as much impact on your work as your protagonist. Villains can be more fun to write, especially those that can find time [...]

RIP

I wasn’t going to post anything on this, but my Grandfather, Dr Hamish Neale, died early Thursday morning. He was 95 years old and the most awesome person I have ever known. He was 95. I’ll always know him as Gramps, and my memories of him are sacred to me. Not a month ago he [...]

FAIL

It was not a great weekend. I got my first podcast done, and it sounded pretty good. I edited it, put a few extra bits and pieces and I was looking forward to sharing it with you all today.  It was not to be.  For whatever reason (I suspect human error) the podcast is so [...]

Letting Go and Holding On

When do you let go of a pet project? It’s a hard thing to be objecive about. When do you move on from one of your babies? There’s really only two times I think a writer should put a project aside. I don’t mean abandon forever, because you never know when you can go back [...]

Brain Space (with apology)

It’s been awhile. Actually it’s only been a week, but I’m sorry I’ve left you hanging. My excuse (and it is just an excuse) is that my brain space has been invaded by other projects, work,martial arts training and the plethora of other things that everyone else has to deal with in their lives. The [...]

Review of Larry Brooks’s 101 Slightly Unpredictable Tips for Novelists and Screenwriters

I have a new reivew up of Larry Brook’s book 101 Slightly Unpredictable Tips for Novelists and Screenwriters. First 10/10 review on this site, so I think you should go and check it out.

Helping Authors Out Without Spending A Cent

I caught one of ninja agent Nathan Bransford’s blog saying that the thing we, the reading public, could best support our favorite authors by buying one of their books. This is true. Without a doubt the best thing we can do is buy a book. Every sale counts. Still, it’s hard times for most of [...]

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