January 16, 2018 Pant’sing Vs. Planning Most writers are pant’sers. most Pant’sers struggle with writer’s block. Most pant’sers have trouble finishing their books. Jerry Jenkins thinks most writers are planners… 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)
January 16, 2018 Scene Construction Constructing a scene should be simple enough. You get a visual of what you want to happen like a little movie, and you 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)
January 15, 2018 Spark Sheets One thing I’ve mentioned on my Twitter account is literally the single biggest change in my writing in the last year. I’ve come 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)
January 15, 2018 Gojira The Russian cargo ship rolled in the waves, as the biggest Typhoon in years smashed the Sea of Japan. The Captain chain-smoked an endless… 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)
January 14, 2018 It’s what you don’t say… Dialogue is hard for a lot of people. Something I was told back when I went to college was that dialogue was my strong… 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)
January 13, 2018 An unlikeable character One of the pitfalls of seat of the pants writing is that you toil on a book, you do a little planning, you create… 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)
January 9, 2018 Character Creation What’s the single most important contribution you give your story? It’s not just the plot… Let’s look at the logline. “It’s about a guy… 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)
January 8, 2018 Journaling tools One of the bigger problems I’ve run into is journaling. So few people journal, that journaling programs are few and far between. And you… 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)
January 6, 2018 More thoughts on WriteWay Some more thoughts on WriteWay, now that I’ve had some time to poke with it. As I’ve said before, the best writing program hands… 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)
January 5, 2018 Character Profile–Joseph Lohman Years ago, I started a Star Trek novel, which I abandoned because there was no internet, no place to find the kind of information… 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)
