That’s right, a blog post that combines two of my favorite pastimes—board games and fiction writing! Why should you play board games as a writer?
Category: Writing
The big revision puzzle
Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. If there’s anything I know I absolutely need to do when revising a novel, it’s
How to write a novel you want to read
Want to write a novel you love, but you’re stuck somewhere on the way? Check out this post.
Writing is like reading, only better
You know when you find that perfect book, the one where the characters resonate with you, the plot is fascinating, the themes are just up
Inventing languages
Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. Learning languages isn’t always the funniest thing in the world, memorizing new words and what
Possession first draft complete–and some nerdy writing statistics
Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. Yesterday, I typed the magic words on Possession–“The End”! 🙂 It hasn’t quite sunk in
Gorgeous characters
Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. It struck me the other day just how many characters in books are gorgeous and
Likable characters don’t need to be nice
I recently watched the hilarious movie Thank you for smoking, the 2005 satirical film about a tobacco industry lobbyist, and I got to thinking about
From pantsing to plotting
I’ve always been a pantser, sometimes called a discovery-writer, which means I get some kernel of an idea and then I just write my way
Zier worldbuilding fun
Note: “Possession” was the working title for Pawns of Zier. This month, I’m prepping for writing the first draft of Possession–my fantasy novel about a dying