I got the idea for this week’s post from last week’s post. Here I am right on the heels of saying that the Blog has evolved into something other than being a primarily writing blog, and here I am, talking about writing. Well not exactly, because what I’m talking about will translate to other areas …
Let’s say I give you a line or two – just the seed of a story – and I ask three of you to come up with something. Hell, let’s not just suppose it, here’s something to work with: “Yes, Time-Travel isn’t something you’d normally find on an expense report, but hear me out.” You’re …
“The only constant is change,” they said. “The Wheel keeps turning,” she said. “The more things change,” he said, “the more they stay the same.” There was a time when, if you’d asked for advice about writing dialogue, most folk would tell you to strictly, only, use “Said” and “Asked” as dialogue tags. The prevailing …
I have a confession to make. If you know me at all, I’m sure that what I am about to say will come as a shock. I’ll do my best to keep it brief and to the point. I’m a morning person. Yes, you read that right. A morning person. After years of trying to …
Happy Sunday (or whenever you’re reading this), Everyone. Today I’d like to look a little bit deeper into a question that I’d encountered during the week. Do you make words up? Now I know some of you out there are thinking, “But Ken. You’re a writer. You make things up all the time.” This is …
Today is the First of May. This means different things to different people. For some, May 1st is the beginning of Spring. For others, It holds a much deeper meaning in the form of Beltane. Still others, don’t see it as anything other than an ordinary day. This isn’t to put one viewpoint over another, …
Happy SUNday readers! That above line may look like it’s got a typo in it, but it’s intentional. Today was super nice out and, after a winter that seemed to last forever, I couldn’t help but spend most of it outside – hence this late-in-the-day post. And I don’t feel guilty (or, I’m trying not …
Happy Sunday, Readers! If you happen to be reading this on a day other than Sunday, well, I hope it’s a good day whenever you are. I discovered something this week while I was working on a scene that wasn’t, you know, working. The scene was from the point of view of the antagonist, who …
Happy Sunday, Reader. If you happen to be reading this on a day other than Sunday, well, I hope that day is a happy one too. So, about that title. If you’ve read the Wheel of Time books, or if you’ve read beyond the first few books, you’ve read one, or possibly both of those …
It’s been a while since I posted something more or less exclusively about writing. I suppose that’s kind of fitting, since it took me a while to realize something about my current project relating to the title. I’ll bet you can guess what that is. This project, titled Queen’s Will has been such a departure …