Although this has been out for a while, wow! it is so good, you should not miss it. You like pets on a quest? Kitties and bunnies? How about soulless military-research facilities? Implacable cyborg combat mayhem? Draw a Venn diagram … Continue reading
Daily Archives: January 25, 2010
The first sentence of your story tells the reader quite a lot. It sets mood, gives setting clues, and establishes point of view. It also tells the reader what tense you’ve settled on. This is more important than most people … Continue reading
The Petition Letter to the Judge of the Google Book Settlement will be submitted to Judge Chin on January 26th, 2010, with the names of the 365 authors who signed it with me. I am proud to be in their … Continue reading
When it comes to finding a really effective villain for a story or novel, there’s nothing quite like mining the psychological texts for appropriate personality types. Your common or garden psychopath makes an easy target–serial killers are a staple, along … Continue reading