Setting as character, Part 1: Genius loci
One of the panels I did for Gen Con's Writer's Symposium was "Setting as Character." An hour really isn't enough time to address this topic, so I immediate...
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Gen Con 50
Since Gen Con badges sold out for the first time ever, I was expecting wall to wall people. There were lots of people, but there was also so much to do, in s...
Gen Con schedule!
As of this morning, I have a Gen Con author page and an event schedule. Thursday, August 17: 9:00 - Writers' Symposium Opening Ceremony 10:00 - Story Craft:...
Trusted Readers
Yesterday I got revision notes from one of my favorite editors for a short story, and spent an hour in a Skype conversation with a Trusted Reader ON THE OTHE...
Write what you know, for people who don’t know it.
"Write what you know" is good advice, up to a point, but it also comes with its own set of perils and pitfalls. One of the big ones? When you are passionate...