3 Writing Lessons From Marvel’s “Daredevil”

If you haven’t binge watched the living daylights out of Marvel’s “Daredevil” over on Netflix, then this post may get a little spoilery.  I will begin with this warning, because I’m going to discuss a few aspects of the series that could spoil it for those who haven’t watched the series yet. For that I

Removing Delusions: Positive Character Role Models

As a writer with children I am always thinking about the characters I create in my novels and how they might be seen by young children or teens.  My books are written with adults in mind, but it seems that more and more teens are reading my them, especially the books that are adventure stories

What “Raiders” Can Teach Us About Suspense Writing

Friday night I went to the local IMAX theater with my son to see Raiders of the Lost Ark (limited engagement) on the big screen again…this time even bigger.  Somehow seeing Belloq‘s head explode at the end of the film in 5 story glory was just as terrifyingly fun as the last time I watched the film

3 Tips for Writing a Good Action Scene

As the first book of This Broken Earth, The U.S. of After draws to a close, my heroes find themselves in the middle of a struggle to survive as a militia warlord bears down on them for one last attempt to wipe them off the face of the broken earth.  There are many factors at play in