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A Shelf of Possibility
from neatorama.com (Rolls d20) Eighteen. Damn. That means I have to write this post in the first person. What’s really important when I’m choosing which story to write is how best to tell it. Whose...
View ArticleVoices
Government and scientific writing is usually done in this really bizarre institutional voice. You know the one I mean; you’ve read it and struggled with it, even if you’ve never deliberately tried to...
View ArticleLetting It Flow Naturally
As with most things, I don’t think a lot about the mechanics of my writing — I just sort of put words down and figure out how it works later. This has lead me to abandon projects because holy shit, it...
View ArticlePerplexing the Perspective
When I’m reading books, I recognize the importance that point of view can have on the story. Having something written in first person creates an automatic connection with the reader, while a story in...
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A View from a Park Bench
Imagine a story as a living, breathing planet. A lot of people live on it, and each one has his or her own perception of life. Everyone sees everything differently. In theory, every story has just as...
View ArticleTense and Point of View: Choose Wisely
I’m not entirely sure if I actively choose what verb tense or point of view to write in. I’m pretty sure it just happens. Okay, that’s a lie. (Hey, I’m a writer. It’s what I do.) I think a LOT about...
View ArticleFirst-person, Past Tense: Playing to My Strengths
I am a slave to first-person point of view. As I’ve said before, whenever I write a story, I want to connect with the reader. I like the storyteller approach, and I want the audience to feel like I’m...
View ArticleHandwriting Your Novel— Part One
Neil Gaiman does it. J. K. Rowling, too. Truman Capote, Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare— most of the greats of English literature have done it. Yet when I tell people that I write my novels in...
View ArticleHandwriting Your Novel Part 2: Choose Your Weapon
This is where we get to talk about the good stuff—pens, pencils, and paper. I am not afraid to admit my own love of fine stationery; in fact, I believe a good office supply store is one of the two best...
View ArticleDear Comics
It’s not you, it’s me. I want to fall in love with you, I really do. All of my friends say that you’re really great. And you are great, really. I’m just not feeling it. I just can’t get into the way...
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