Helpful Podcasts, On Storytelling, On Writing
I’ve never been a con person. A friend of mine is an artist (Rob Chang’s gorgeous artwork here) and when we were kids, we went to a Comic Con to hang out with other comic book artists. That was over 20 years ago! This year Worldcon is coming to San Jose...
On Storytelling, On Writing
Epilogue Mack looked around him as Reno burned and smoldered in the aftermath of the battle. Plasma burns scarred every building. Dead Ringheads lay scattered up and down the street. Low, guttering plasma fires burned a dim purple on most of the bodies. A good portion...
On Storytelling, On Writing
Early afternoon light streamed in from the plate glass windows of the small, bustling diner, illuminating the cramped interior with its century old décor. The mingled smells of cinnamon, coffee, and French fries permeated the room, as the scents from the lunch crowd...
Non-fiction Book Reviews - Publishing, On Writing
My co-writer and I were talking tonight about how we work better under pressure. When we entered a short story contest, we both cranked it out in a few days and then we ended up expanding and polishing those pieces into a much larger work. Under that same theory,...