Posts Tagged ‘author’
[Interview] Tommy Muncie on Shadow’s Talent, Fighter’s Mark, and What Makes for a Great Story
ATommy Muncie has wanted to be so many things that he’s lost count, but still ended up writing about all of them. He creates future worlds and watches his characters destroy themselves as they follow their hopes and dreams from Earth to space and back. And just sometimes, they’re allowed moments of triumph. Shadow’s Talent…
Read MoreMonday Motivation #8 (Unchain Your Mind)
“There are losers, and there are people who have not yet learned how to win.” Well, well, well…look what the cat dragged in. If it isn’t another sad, pathetic, good for nothing, mangy Monday. Nah, I’m just kidding. There’s nothing fundamentally different about a Monday. Just another day labeled as arbitrarily as the day that…
Read MoreHow to Set the Scene [Writing Workshop]
Setting the Scene Pacing your story so that the action rises and falls all at the key moments is difficult. An entire weekend long masterclass could be dedicated to this singular aspect of storytelling, because there are (simply put) a metric-fuck-ton of ways to screw up your story’s pacing. Now don’t stress out if you’re…
Read MoreMonday Motivation #7 (Gary Vaynerchuk)
This week’s Monday Motivation is a straight-up kidney punch of intensity as serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk lays it all out there nice and neat about the primary thing holding 90% of us back. This particular video hits close to home for me. I have a soft spot for learning, and if given even half-a-chance I’d…
Read MoreUse body language to tell a better story. [Writing Workshop]
Use body language to tell a better story. It’s not about what you say. It’s about how you say it. This is just as true in your day-to-day interactions with friends, loved ones, enemies, and sentient sponges as it is in your fiction. To add a layer of spice, depth, and subtle realism to your…
Read MoreThe Scar – China Mieville [Book Review]
China Mieville: The Man, The Myth, The Weird-Fic Legend China Mieville has been nominated for pretty much every science fiction and fantasy award under the sun. He’s been a finalist for the Hugo Awards, Philip K. Dick Award, Arthur C. Clarke Award, World Fantasy Award, and the British Science Fiction Award. Not to mention he…
Read MoreStar Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer Review
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer Review I’m a little late to the part, but the new Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer dropped yesterday. There was a lot of wariness surrounding the Star Wars IP when Disney took over the franchise, but I’ve been nothing but tinkled pink with the last two Star Wars…
Read MoreMonday Motivation #6 (Charles Bukowski)
“If you are going to try, go all the way.” The weekend has come and gone, and now it’s time to dive into another week of work, right? Wrong, bucko! The weekend does not mean workend. On the contrary, if anything, it means “time to double down and work even harder“. Whatever it is you want…
Read MoreWhat I Wish I’d Known Then…
What I Wish I’d Known Then… I wish I’d known then just how hard it was going to be. Lord knows how many people were screaming from the mountaintop, “The road is paved in treachery. Beware!” Somehow their words fell on deaf ears. I wish I’d known then just how powerful my desire for distraction…
Read MoreLaunching Your Indie Publishing Career in 5 (not always so) Simple Steps
Launching Your Indie Publishing Career in 5 Steps I’ve been in the Indie publishing game for nearly five years now and I’ve consumed a vast amount of information on the topic. There are very few books, podcasts, interviews, and/or blog posts on the topic of indie publishing as a craft, industry, and way of life…
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