Failing again. Failing better.
For many people, it’s the first day back after a long holiday. Odds are, the day is dragging, and you’re surfing the internet, looking for distractions. Well, good news, I found a couple things for you. First up is a 20 minute interview with Brandon Sanderson about how he got started as a writer. An…
It’s the holiday season, so I’m sure a lot of you out there, like me, are putting together lists of gifts to give and to ask for. And, if you’re like me, you love giving and getting books. This year is a little weird for me, because instead of gathering at someone’s home, my family…
I’ve fallen behind. No, not on NaNoWriMo. Okay, yes I’m behind there too, but that’s not what I meant. I meant I’m falling behind on watching Geek & Sundry’s episodes of The Story Board. In case you are unfamiliar, The Story Board is an hour-long discussion by writers about writing, hosted by Patrick Rothfuss. New…
I have a new article up on Fantasy-Faction.com. It’s a review of Brandon Sanderson’s new novella, “Legion.” I hope you like it. Be sure to drop comment over there too, please.
So although I’m a latecomer, I’ve become a big fan of the Writing Excuses podcast, hosted by Mary Robinette Kowal, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, and Dan Wells. The most recent episode discusses Dan Wells’s Seven Point Story Structure. Apparently, it’s a structure that Dan discovered from a role-playing game, but he has since learned that…