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Thoughts of Inscape and Instress in Relation to Fiction
One of my favorite literary figures has, for many years, been Gerard Manly Hopkins. In my book, the man is a genius and a massive inspiration. I’ve never encountered use of sound and imagery to rival...
View ArticleMy Confession
Let me begin by saying that this blog post is difficult for me to write. It’s something that I should have written many weeks ago, but every time I opened the document, my mind would shy away. It would...
View ArticleStaying Positive as a Writer
In my experience, there are three kinds of writers: there are those who believe they are the reincarnated talent of whichever all-time-great they admire, whose first drafts are beyond reproach, the...
View ArticleOn Writing Good Dialogue
Good Dialogue–it’s the difference between: “Look, Your Worshipfulness, let’s get one thing straight. I take orders from just one person: me” And: “I wish that I could just wish away my feelings.”...
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I took up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to Write Better Fight Scenes…and Fell in Love
I’ve always been fascinated by marital arts (a fact surprising to none of my readers, I’m betting). Growing up, I watched my dad moving through his Kung Fu forms in our living room, and I developed a...
View ArticleDemonstration of Duet Display: How I Use My iPad When Writing
I’ve been saying for ages that I want to take a crack at vlogging, but I’ve been dragging my feet about it–mostly because of my rather spectacular degree of awkwardness on camera. However, I’ve been...
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Letting Travel Inspire Fictional Settings
I’ve written about how wonderful travel is for writers before (here), but I’ve been wanting to address more specifically how I try to inform my fictional settings with the texture and wonder of real...
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My Pre-Writing Exercise: Blocking out the Scene
I am not a fast writer. To my readers who have been waiting such a long time for my third book (Sorry! Sorry! It’s coming!), this is probably painfully obvious. I’ll likely never be the speediest of...
View ArticlePre-Writing Worksheet
About a year ago, I blogged about my pre-writing exercises (I recommend checking out that post for more details on my process. I’m going to be brief here). This step in my writing process was a big...
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Scrivener Work Flow for Scenes with Many Characters
Last week I was working on a difficult scene in which my protagonist is thrown into a new situation full of new characters. This is always challenging to execute, because I don’t want to overwhelm the...
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