the blog.
Jun 26, 2018
As I’ve said in the past, action scenes are usually what starts me on a writing project, or what gets me out of being stuck. But how do ‘action scenes’ work anyway? Action scenes are often more about emotion than physical action. Putting my characters through the emotional wringer is a great way to break up […]
Jun 12, 2018
I was recently sitting in a panel about representation at a con when one of the panelists repeated something I’d heard before, “REPRESENTATION SAVES LIVES.” Unlike the other times I’d heard it, those words hit me square between the eyes like a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick. So, I’m going to jump into […]
Jun 6, 2018
I love world building. I assume that most people who write, run roleplaying games, or tell original stories in any other way do as well. I’ve got a drawer full of concepts that are really just about worlds I want to explore. And for me that’s a huge piece of all this, I want to […]
May 30, 2018
I just got another rejection from a publisher for ‘Tomahawk Incident‘ so I thought I’d talk about that this week. It sucks, we all know it, but it’s just a part of the business. You gotta have thick skin if you’re going to be in a creative field. My degree is in fine art, sculpture […]