Introducing the Hourlings
I’d like to introduce you to the Hourlings Writing Group. They’re a writing group in the Northern Virginia area which has been instrumental in my development […]
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Inspiration: Burning L.A.
This is a great image from the back of a departing yacht as a group of survivors leaves Los Angelos behind during a zombie apocalypse. […]
Hourlings Podcast E12: Writing Action Scenes (17m)
Episode 12 of the Hourlings Podcast Project (17 minutes) is now available on YouTube. This episode’s topic is “Writing Action Scenes,” in which our illustrious […]
Inspiration: T-Rex
It’s been an awful day. Insurrectionists wreaked havoc in the capitol and the Confederate flag was raised in DC for the first time in the […]
Occupational Hazard Writing Exercise
Interview enough writers and you’ll find that the inspiration for stories can come from almost anywhere. Sometimes the writer starts out with a social issue, […]
Inspiration: Venice
I’ve never been to Venice, though I hope to visit sometime in the post-COVID-19 era. I’ve always been fascinated by its prominence in history, first […]
Hourlings Podcast E11: Goals for 2021 (24m)
Episode 11 of the Hourlings Podcast Project (24 minutes) is now available on YouTube. This episode’s topic is “Goals for 2021,” in which our distinguished […]
Writing Killer Fight Scenes
I ran this workshop at Capclave 2018, but somehow never found the chance to get the workshop published online. Well, it’s now available on Slideshare.net, […]
New Release: Black Market
Just in time for the new year, the Black Market anthology is available in ebook and trade paperback from Amazon (with hardcover to follow shortly). […]
Ideation / Plotting Exercise
People tend to think that writing is just, well, getting words down on paper. That’s true to an extent. As they, say, “If it ain’t […]