So please, do not make me subject to your wrath, mighty readers. I know that I said that I’d be blogging about both Frank Zappa and Doctor Who, and I still intend to do so. I’ll get my review of “Absolutely Free” up as soon as possible and continue from there. Who will have to [...]
I’ve hit upon a plot twist in my story that, while essential to the telling, will require me to take some extra time to complete this second draft. The challenge I was faced with was creating not only a compelling antagonist, but also strengthening the internal conflict faced by my protagonist. This new twist solves [...]
I don’t know if I’ve ever blogged about Lost before, but with tonight’s finale looming, I feel like I should say something. More than any other show, Lost has taken viewers on a substantive literary journey, from the opening frame to the cusp of the finale. Has it always been perfect? No. But it has [...]
New day, new look. Trying for something a bit more minimalist. We’ll see how long it lasts.
Oh, what a fool I was! Having finished draft one of my novel, I thought I could go back and cruise to a second draft by making edits and adding to/subtracting from the whole. This has, after all, been my primary mode of writing to date. It is very rare for me to simply start [...]
I’ve just begun the revision process for my first novel. It’s a little daunting, I’ll admit. 238 pages lay before me, and I’ve no idea what will stay and what will go as I tear through the manuscript. Using an extremely scientific and not-at-all random series of post-it notes and scribbled guidelines, I’ve got a [...]
The process of killing a character is interesting. You create these souls from scratch and build them into recognizable entities. If you do your job right, they are distinct from one another and have their own lives within your tale. Making the decision to end those lives is not easy, especially when you think about how their survival would affect the story that you’re crafting.
I’ve reached that stage in the creative process where, on the verge of finishing draft one of the novel, I find myself struggling to force out the final sixty or so pages. I think the problem is twofold: first, I’ve already unintentionally turned my mind toward the first revision. It’s impossible not to think about [...]
Good Lord, February is almost over. As a winterphile, that is extremely uncool. As a baseball fan, though, I feel unwarranted excitement building inside of me.