April 8, 2018 Getting a little busy Sorry for missing last week – I’m now in the finishing stages of completing a project for Cardinal Point Films. There still has to… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
April 1, 2018 Getting That Book Written! What do you do when a book vexes you? You’re writing along at a REALLY good clip – when suddenly you stop. BANG. How… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 30, 2018 Character Voice III Now let’s look at the last bits of writing Character voice. We touched on speech patterns, and that’s really where people fail to grasp… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 29, 2018 Character Voice II When we think of character voice, we tend to think of groupings of syllables. There’s more to it than that. Characters such as Rick… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 26, 2018 Character Voice When we first start writing, often we fragment elements of our own personality as fodder for our characters. Writing is a particularly soul baring… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 25, 2018 Where Do You Get Ideas? Where do you get your ideas from? It’s the question that haunts writers. The problem is, they have a book they want to write…. Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 23, 2018 The Writer’s Guide to Sword Fighting IV You know, if you really want to feature some highly skilled – and VERY bizarre – sword fighting, the Rajahs of India should be… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 22, 2018 The Writers’ Guide to Sword Fighting III What’s the most important part of all kinds of sword fighting? Tai Sabaki. Foot movement. A great deal of time in Kendo is spent… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 20, 2018 The Writer’s Guide to Sword Fighting II I’m falling into my previous trap of using roman numerals, but I’m hoping to be done with this part before I run out of… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
March 19, 2018 The Writer’s Guide to Sword fighting Sword fighting. This means different things to different people. To the Chinese, it means a springy sword with a lot of stabbing action. To… Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)