I am terrible at plot. (And character, description, mood, theme, setting, and everything else, but particularly plot.) Andy Duncan taught me this plot trick. I don’t know where he got it. You write the names of your characters on a Read more…
The thing you do to be sane and happy should besomething you can control. -Cory Doctorow How to fight writer’s block? Well, we identified it as a mood, so what causes the mood? Boredom with the project? More advice Read more…
When I asked my friends what would be a good subject for my writer’s blog, the vast majority answered, “Writer’s block!” (And I stared at them mutely because that’s been the subject, in a way, of ALL my posts.) Either Read more…
A first draft of a story looks like this: The final draft of a story looks like this: They are both words on pages, nothing more. Why can’t we just write the final draft the first time? We forget that we’re Read more…
I totally totally won Apex Magazine’s Story of the Year, against some pretty AMAZING competition! I am flabbergasted! The magazine has also put the story up on their website now for your free enjoyment. Thank you to everyone who purchased Read more…
We writers get worked up about cover letters. I know I do. I stare at the screen every time, trying to decide what to say. So, to help me, and you, or perhaps simply to dispel the myth that cover Read more…
Voting is open for the Apex Magazine Story of the Year 2014! Choose your favorite story from last year. (Yes, my story “Keep Talking” is on the list. Why not buy the issue and see how awesome it is?)