Icebergs in World Building

One of the most in depth secondary worlds I have ever read of probably has to be Lord of the Rings. In creating his mangum opus, Tolkien created an entire mythology. That doesn’t even scratch the surface of his languages, which are speakable by the way. Some would even argue that the Lord of the […]

Format

This is a bit of a pet peeve of mine. Someone asks me to read something for them. Naturally, I oblige. I open their Google Doc, and I’m confronted with a tremendous wall of text in 11 point Arial that goes down page after page into the abyss. Where is the dialogue? Where are the […]

Ideas

So many times in interviews with authors, I’ve heard the same question asked. “Where do you get your ideas?” I think the subtext is: “How can I come up with million dollar ideas like a wizarding school, or tremendous sand worms that burrow deep underground?” That’s a tough question to answer. Some ideas spring on […]

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Why Am I Doing This?

That’s a really good question. Let’s be honest, professional writers are scary. They sit on a high pedestal and bless us with stories that make us look at our own works in progress and sigh. They say it’s possible to reach these heights, but…really? That’s a tall order for someone in college/working a full time […]

Birthday Party!

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. I did it! I finally got up the willpower to make this! This is the at least third attempt at making a website, and now it’s here. I hope you enjoy. For now, I need a celebratory ice cream cone.