What Writers can Learn from Fanfiction(.net)
About once a year I make a point of visiting the website Fanfiction.net, which as the name might suggest is a giant trove of fanfiction, perhaps the...
Applying the 6 Act Structure to Screenplays
Michael Hauge shows how his 6 Act structure for novels applies to screenplays. An interesting read from the point of view of understanding what goes where in...
Where to start your novel?
On a writer’s group I belong to, someone asked yesterday where they should start in their process of writing their first novel. I thought I’d post my...
Bakuman
I buy very few manga these days, in fact, I can count the number I do buy on one hand without using all the fingers. But if...
Game of Thrones 2×01- or how NOT to do a Season Opener. (Spoiler Free.)
I just finished watching the first episode of season two of Game of Thrones, and let me start by saying that it was both gorgeous and spectacular...
Writing Comics – A Presentation by Angela Melick of www.wastedtalent.ca – YouTube
Writing Comics – A Presentation by Angela Melick of www.wastedtalent.ca – YouTube.
Pretentious Title: Editing for People Who Hate Editing
Author Rachel Aaron has recently posted a great piece about how she came to love the editing process over on her blog. It comes at just the...
Creative Experiments- KFAT Historical Flash Fiction
Hi All, Last week over on the KFAT site, my first weekly webfiction story The Inuyama Rebellion posted its final chapter. It’s been a fun run, and...
Dean Wesley Smith » The Secret of Indie Publishing
A must read for anyone who wants to be an independent/self publisher getting into the eBook market. (Especially those who want to make money at it!) I...
Good Show Sir – Only the worst Sci-fi/Fantasy book covers
What you don’t want your book cover to look like! A couple “winners”… What scares me is that this new age of ebook covers will probably produce...