Terrific Tip Thursday: Writing Advice that Doesn’t Suck
No! Resist the Urge!Image: cheezburger.com (where else, right?) “Make your main character unlike you.” - from Novelist’s Boot Camp. When I first saw this piece of advice, I riled against it. I’m...
View ArticleArm Yourself: It’s Revision Time
For the last couple of months, I have been revising my novel. I’ve gone back and forth over the story so many times I know it backwards and forwards, inside and out, and still don’t know what to do to...
View ArticleThe Alpha Problem
Alright Paranormal and Urban Fantasy fans, who out there loves Alpha males? It’s okay, you can admit it. I know you do. Well, I do. I love Alpha males whether we’re talking werewolves, shifters,...
View ArticleErica Dakin: Theft, Sorcery, and Romance, Oh My!
If you like black clad thieves, sassy and stubborn women, magic and mayhem, political intrigue, and think pointy ears are sexy, then do I have the author for you! After reading Erica Dakin’s first...
View ArticleLove in Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance
Source: Writers Write on Pinterest This image showed up on my Facebook wall today, courtesy of Writers Write. I was trying to think of which of these I see most often in the genres I typically read;...
View ArticleProtagonists Need Friends, Too
Source: Google Images Today, let’s talk about something I wish I’d better understood when I first started writing. If you’ve done any amount of digging for writing advice, you’ve probably come across...
View ArticleKeeping it Fresh Part 5: Characters
Welcome to today’s installment of Keeping it Fresh, where we’ve spent the last week or so discussing ways to make our fiction writing different, with a special focus on Urban Fantasy. In past posts...
View ArticleKeeping it Fresh Part 6: Antagonize the Hero
I realize this final installment of the Keeping it Fresh series has been delayed, but life and Sith Squirrels happen. Never underestimate the power of the dark side of the Furce. Anywhoo…Welcome to the...
View ArticleWhat Makes an Intriguing System of Magic?
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about systems of magic in the various fantasy genres. I find it intriguing how different writers approach magic and how that impacts the stories they tell. What I find...
View ArticleFavorite Magic Systems Countdown: #5
As promised, today starts the series of posts on my five favorite systems of magic in fantasy literature. This, my dear squirrel chasers, is a count-down to my all-time favorite system of magic. While...
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