In this special episode our special guest is scientist Michael Dean who has been a consultant for many of my novels. The topic of this podcast is the lack of science fact in fiction and how writers sometimes fudge the science in their novels to tell a story. This is, however, sometimes necessary. We discussContinue reading “New Podcast Up: Hard Science and Tough Trek Talk”
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Why Is It So Difficult To Write Well?
I’m nearly halfway through the backstory material for my current WIP. I’m writing a series of books tentatively titled The Five Rims Series and try as I might, I’m going to create a Tolkienesque place, a (most likely) vain attempt to give my setting a richness that will hopefully translate to a sweeping epic. I’m justContinue reading “Why Is It So Difficult To Write Well?”
Question for the Writer: Who Are You?
We will begin today’s post with a simple quote from the late great Kurt Cobain: Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. I have been writing something whether it be short stories, poems or now mostly novels for the better part of my life. I can remember asContinue reading “Question for the Writer: Who Are You?”
10 Things I’ve Learned About Being a Novelist
It has been a year and a half since I started this blog, and I thought I would write a retrospective about some of the things I have learned about writing novels and the publishing industry in general that would be some good knowledge for people just starting out. This post is intended forContinue reading “10 Things I’ve Learned About Being a Novelist”
Who Do You Write Like?
I went to the following site where one can paste a portion of their current project into the analysis engine and find out which famous author is most similar to one’s personal style. Here are the results: Understand that my current novel is written so that each chapter is a different voice speaking. I choseContinue reading “Who Do You Write Like?”
10 Science Fiction Novels Every Writer Should Read
My writer’s heart beats to the drum of a hyperdrive engine. I absolutely love science fiction. I have been heavily influenced by the great science fiction novelists whose worlds I have traveled while lying on the couch, riding on a bus or sitting in the back of the family car on vacation road trips. GreatContinue reading “10 Science Fiction Novels Every Writer Should Read”
Writing Is Hard Work 