For the past few months, I have been trying to work on two novels at the same time. Eventually I’ll…
Of course you need good characters and a good plot, but there is another element of fiction that writers often…
I’ve been thinking about this question, paying attention to what I enjoy reading and also listening to what my readers…
One challenge for fiction writers is to see the world in multiple ways, simultaneously. Each character in a novel has…
There is a logical order to both perceptions and emotions. Writing should follow that order. Your scenes will best engage…
For my third novel, EMPTY LUCK, I decided to see if I could find a traditional publisher, rather than self-publish…
There is a lot of discussion on the stock market talk shows about how to invest in AI. Microsoft recently…
It is just as easy to tell a reader too much as it is to tell them not enough. Neither…
Psychology helps explain some of the characters in my books. In my writing, I don’t always harken back to childhood…
I learned the hard way to figure out the details of my important characters BEFORE starting writing. This is not…