Comments on Craft
The other day I read an article on writing craft entitled, “25 Essential Notes on Craft from Matthew Salesses”. I
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January 26, 2021
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The Fourth Wall, aka Secondary Belief
Anyone familiar with drama knows about the Fourth Wall. It’s that invisible wall that separates the world of the play
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January 12, 2021
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People You Know
Good fiction is people. And people are people you know. —Theodore Sturgeon A novel should give a picture of common
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December 29, 2020
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Good Fiction Is People
Fiction is all about people. At least good fiction is. That’s why good fiction stays with us. Why it’s memorable.
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December 15, 2020
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Fiction Formula Roadmap
There are many ways to write a novel or a short story. And most of those methods don’t work for
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November 3, 2020
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What to Write?
Most writers have a story to tell and tell it. And in the opinion of Anthony Trollope, a writer should
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October 27, 2020
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The Business of Being Indie — Part 3
Some Things I’ve Learned I published my first 4 books in November 2014 and followed up with 2 more in
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September 15, 2020
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Who’s Telling Your Story?
We writers get all wrapped up in point of view, but often forget the more important part of narration: the
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August 18, 2020
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To Build a World
Worldbuilding, while often thought of as something only fantasy and science fiction writers need to do, is actually something all
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July 28, 2020
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I’m Editing
I’ve gotten Van Dyne’s Zuvembies back from the beta readers, and made corrections based on their suggestions. Now I
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June 23, 2020
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Why the Novella?
Novels are long works of fiction. How long depends on who you ask. Today, novels tend to be quite long
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June 16, 2020
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Where Ideas Come From
The world is an amazing place. It is filled with unlimited stimuli for our senses and our minds. Something so
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June 9, 2020
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