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#PenPower Myth Debunk #5: Writer’s Must Know It All Before Starting
This week’s post deals with how much we must know at the beginning in order to know a good story. This goes a little bit…
The Writers Room: Let’s Chat With Writer John Stephen Walsh
Know for tales of crime, horror, road trips, bisexual women, and post-apocalyptic wheelchairs, author & a poster boy for anti-heroes John Stephen Walsh is…
The Writers Room: Getting Past the Lowest Point
Loss. Grief. Death. At some point your character will hit their lowest point and experience that one moment when EVERYTHING changes . How do you…
#PenPower Myth Debunk #4: Writers MUST Always Outline
For this week’s post I have to state a disclaimer first: Outlining is great. It’s useful. This post isn’t designed to prove outlining is not…
Revisiting Robert E. Howard’s Conan: ‘A Witch Shall Be Born’
A Witch Shall Be Born was first published in Weird Tales magazine in December of 1934, coming one month after the final installment of People of the Black Circle. It…
The Writer’s Room: How to Craft Your Beginning & Ending
Enter the Writer’s Room. The smokey salon where writers come to talk about their craft. A story’s beginning and ending is often the most difficult…
#PenPower Myth Debunk #3: Rules & Fear (Beat the Writerly Worries)
In our last post we looked at how fast our favourite writing superheroes actually work. Do they get their work done in a few days?…
#PenPower Myth Debunk #2: A Writer Has to be FAST!
Are you a rabbit or a snail? I used to be a rabbit. I wrote quickly and I didn’t think of what I was…
Amazon is Killing the ‘Golden Goose’
Author David Stewart recently produced an excellent video on recent shenanigans in the eBook market. Based on rumblings he’s heard from readers and other authors,…