Writing
I caught bits and pieces of BBC interview George R.R. Martin did about his work and the new show. I’m a fan of his books, so it was fun to sneak in a few minutes of the interview to see what he thought about the show and how he writes organically. Martin explained to the [...]
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I spent the week on vacation with my family. We drove to Denver to stay with my wife’s sister and enjoy the tourist attractions. Among those was the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, where they had a special touring exhibit, Real Pirates! The exhibit was wonderful, and inspiring for my current writing project. The [...]
UK author Mark Charan Newton writes one hell of a blog. (He also writes fantasy novels — check out Legends of the Red Sun series). Two recent posts from him dive in to writing styles and second world building. He talks about his approach to both as a writer, but also acknowledges other techniques. And, [...]
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I’m 35. This year, my wife and I moved into our dream house after six frustrating and stressful years of trying to move out of our first home. Now, we and our two children have a wonderful place to live. When I was 15, my dream was to be one of two things – bass [...]
In my experience there are two kinds of writer’s block. The first kind of writer’s block is the dreaded blank slate. It’s that intimidating phase of creation where the entire universe of possibility is open before you, and you can’t write one shred of it because you don’t know where to even begin, perhaps even [...]
If you’re looking for books on writing, look no further than the one-two punch of The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers by John Gardner and What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers by Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter. Oh, and don’t let that subtitle fool you on Gardner’s. It’s the best text there [...]
Today was a day of trains and zoos and Spiderman. My son turned three, and we spoiled him as much as we could. Pizza and waffles. Tigers and frogs. Cake! Oh my. I’ve been reading Cryptonomicon, and finally reach that page count where I’m suckered in. Stephenson’s chapters are frenetic minutiae with kick-in-the-gut closers that keep [...]
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