Phasing, a Unique Story Plotting Technique
As a writer, I’m always on the lookout for innovative plotting techniques that might improve my output or help me put together a story faster. Recently, I’ve...
I signed up for Camp NaNoWriMo
Well, it looks like my July is going to look a whole lot like this… Registration for Camp NaNoWriMo‘s July session opened yesterday, and being the fool...
Camp NaNoWriMo
As a person in the academic field, one of the busiest months we have is November. It is a month of papers, tests, and general craziness for...
The Rocking Self Publishing Podcast
Since I’m back in the writing world over the Summer, I decided to hunt around and see if there were any new writing podcasts worth a look....
Making a Little Money on the Side
We live in an amazing age, when thanks to the internet people in need across the planet can find people to do almost anything to help them...
Write…or DIE!
I briefly mentioned it last week in my post on Prepping Your Novel, but I thought I should give the free software Write or Die a little...
Writing Chinese Style, or how to Crank Out 50,001 Words in a Day.
Not everyone knows this, but Chinese and European chefs actually take a radically different approach to cooking. In the European style (which we naturally follow in North...
(Mostly) Free Online Proofreading Software
Let’s face it, everyone makes mistakes. Even the best writer misses things, and it’s hard to know what to improve when you’re editing your own work. Whether...
Becoming a better writer through purging “thought” verbs.
Chuck Palahniuck (writer of Fight Club, the book) had this great advice up on Lit Reactor that I thought I’d share. His argument is an old one...
Boys and Reading – Is There Any Hope?
Boys and Reading – Is There Any Hope? – NYTimes.com is a great article about the issue of getting boys reading in an industry dominated by women...