Failing again. Failing better.
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…
Didn’t enjoy the Presidential debate last night? Tired to watching people talk past each other in order to get the attention of someone in the audience instead? Would you have preferred to hear a more substantive, detailed discussion? Dream about collaboration instead of competition? If you’re outside the U.S., do you have no idea what…
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…
Terry Brooks, author of the THE SWORD OF SHANNARA books, and Patrick Rothfuss, author of the THE NAME OF THE WIND and THE WISE MAN’S FEAR, have posted a four-part interview that alternates between their websites: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. For many people’s Brooks’s Shannara books were an entry into…