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 […]
Hourlings Podcast E10: Writing on Vacation (18m)
Episode 10 of the Hourlings Podcast Project (18 minutes) is now available on YouTube. This episode’s topic is “Writing on Vacation,” in which our illustrious […]
Inspiration: Wanna Play?
I love this picture from Zurich-based artist Kathrin Federer. In this fanciful picture, a playful Tyrannosaurus Rex tries to play with a tiger on a […]
Ideation Mashup Exercise
One of the most common questions that writers get is “Where do you get your ideas?” For SF and Fantasy, there’s also something of a […]
Hourlings Podcast E9: Covers (36m)
Episode 9 of the Hourlings Podcast Project (36 minutes) is now available on YouTube. This episode’s topic is “Covers,” in which our fantabulous authors detail […]
Nakatomi Plaza Hostage Situation
I was sitting at the island in the kitchen with my laptop in front of me, checking Facebook updates on Christmas Eve when I came […]