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…
I’m a little late on this one (by a couple of days), but episode five of Geek and Sundry’s The Story Board has come out. Entitled “Life Online: Putting the Meme in Memoir,” it’s about writers who blog. Once again, hosted by Patrick Rothfuss, it features John Scalzi (Twitter, blog), Wil Wheaton (Twitter, blog), and…
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…
Here are some interesting writing links I’ve found that I think the writers among my audience will enjoy. The first of two links is a list of 25 Writing Rules by author Chuck Wendig (whose latest dark fantasy novels BLACKBIRDS and MOCKINGBIRD have been getting great reviews). WARNING: LIST CONTAINS NSFW LANGUAGE. But it’s a…
I have two interesting videos for you this morning. Both involve Patrick Rothfuss (blog), author of the Kingkiller Chronicles trilogy (the first book, THE NAME OF THE WIND, was reviewed here by me), and Jim Butcher (twitter), author of The Dresden Files (the first book, STORM FRONT, was reviewed here by me). Both also involve…