Writing

What is Narrative Style? The Condensed Answer

This is something budding writers often ask me. “But what is narrative style? Why is it…
A Writer’s Guide to Building a Steampunk World

FOREWORD: I’m currently moving a lot of my articles from Squidoo over to my blog as…
Free stories and audio books; and season 2 of Bloodshot Buck

Fantastic news! Big World Network is now a FREE site with over 2,000 episodes and nearly…
Building strong narratives in the post-apocalyptic genre

I always appreciated—and what I appreciate even more now, in the wake of dozens of…
For writers and artists: prompts, resources, inspiration, motivation

I have a tumblr blog that keeps track of all the things I find useful…
Sci-Fi Romance Quarterly: Call for Submissions, Issue 3

Sci-Fi Romance short stories sought for publication in Sci-Fi Romance Quarterly. Must include SF and Romance…
How to Collaboratively Write a Book Series

Writing a novel by yourself is hard enough, so how do you corroborate your thoughts and…
The #NaNoWriMo Week One Quizz!

Hello, buccaneers! By tomorrow morning, week one of NaNoWriMo will be trailing in the dust behind…
Bloodshot Buck: new sci-fi series by Willow and Mitch

Humanity is no longer alone, and they’re evolving, as two women struggle to cope with their…
6 Ways for Writers to Procrastinate and Still be Productive!

Writing a novel or a short story is challenging at the best of times. There’s plot…
Evangelion Manga Reviews: Apocalypse and Beaches

What are the spin-off mangas like? Are you a fan of the popular anime series Neon…
Fifty Shades of Feminism

This has to be the best “Fifty Shades” marketing pun out there. That’s it, they don’t…
NaNoWriMo Prep: THREE ways to load your characters into the NaNo-launch-day cannon

“Dive right in!” they said. “It’ll be fun!” they said. …
Winner!

After a staggering amount of entries (hah), we’re ready to announce the winner of the Final…
Covers for my novels – let’s take a break

Oh, the editing process. How I love and loath it all at once. It’s like trying…