Legend of Korra Finishes (spoiler lite)
And with tonight’s episode, Avatar: The Legend of Korra reaches it’s final conclusion with the end of Season Four. It’s been a rocky road for what has...
Parkinson’s Law for Writers- Introduction
Although he was not entirely serious at the time, Cyril Northcote Parkinson once declared one of life’s truisms- “The demand upon a resource tends to expand to...
Story Editing Services for Hire!
My brand new editing website is now live and I’m accepting clients for story editing, proofreading and general editing services. I’ve decided to take my 17 years...
Rob Takes Up Freelance Editing- My Eye and Quill for Hire!
I’ve decided to make myself available for freelance editing jobs, starting with an ad on Fiverr.com offering 999 words edited for just $5! What a steal! In addition,...
Why I Hate Football Plots
I hate Football Plots. I hate them with the passion of a thousand suns. What are Football Plots? Football Plots are when the whole story centers around...
Reading for Better Writing
Occasionally, I get asked by students who want to write fiction what they should read to become better writers. My immediate answer to this question is always the...
End of the Month/Camp NaNoWriMo Report
Well, July 2014 has now come and gone. How did it go for writing? Well, I dedicated myself to participating in Camp NaNoWriMo and writing 50,000 words...
Structuring Your Story
Today I came across the blog Storyfix, and author Larry Brook’s 10-part Story Structure Series. In it, Brooks lays out his take on the 4-act structure, and...
June 2014 Writing Report
A month ago I wrote a post entitled How Much Should You Write a Day, where I talked about a minimalist approach to writing where you aim...
Classic 12-Chapter Murder Mystery Formula
(Note: This has been floating around the internet for years, and I don’t know who first wrote it (if anyone does, let me know!) but it’s worth...