Modern authors just don’t know how to handle distance travel.It’s a broad brush to paint with, but the more I read recent fiction, the more I find it to be true. Distance is a difficult subject to handle in books. It’s something I struggle with, myself. You can draw maps… Read the rest...
Category: Writing
I’ve heard several people saying the same thing in the past week.“I want to be a writer,” they say, either wistfully or with a starry gleam in their eyes. I am a writer, of course, so a few of them have presented this statement to me in a tone of… Read the rest...
I meant to finish this a lot sooner, but some things came up and for a little while, blogging was the last thing on my mind. Don’t worry, though – I’m not leaving you hanging. For anyone who was waiting, here’s the rest of the commentary on my influence map.… Read the rest...
For a while, influence maps were a popular trend among artists on deviantART. It spread outward and I saw them on other art sites, from time to time, but I never made one. Sure, I draw – I’m not terrible at it, either, though I’m far from being great. But… Read the rest...
Since I started doing this whole writing thing seriously, I’ve had a lot of people ask questions about it. Mostly they’re spur-of-the-moment type conversations that might come up while I’m out running errands or while I’m at work. Sometimes they come to me over instant messenger or pop up in… Read the rest...