We're all guilty of venting off some steam every once in a while (especially when, say, you're book is almost two years overdue and publisher still hasn't put it out yet) and get frustrated with the system, but you have to work it to make it work for you. And part of that is to not burn your matchbox and dry twig bridge.

But the fact that a man can write only two novels and both have such a profound impact on society says something.

This isn't going to be a helpful blog today. Well, other than a quick writing update that is. So if you're here looking for publishing and writing tips, you might want to skip this blog post today. Over at the Mad Genius Club, they have some interesting conversations going on about publishing and the creative process.

I'm in the midst of stage managing a theatrical production right now ("The Dearly Undeparted"), so there won't be any updates for the next week. I'll get something up in the next week or two, promise.

Chris McMahon is a friend of mine and his post today about "Hooking the Reader" is very informative for aspiring writers. Go on and take a look.

I found myself lying in bed yesterday, in more pain than I could possibly ever have imagined, being told by the various nurses that what I was going through was the closest thing to child birth that a man could experience. I was medicated, so maybe my next train of thought was a bit... off, but I was wondering: is personal experience a better way to understand your character's state of mind?

I've spent so much time on here the past few weeks giving advice that I haven't really gotten any writing done, none since I finished up the edits for Corruptor. It's not that I haven't been writing per se, it's just that it hasn't been my usual "OHGODTHISBOOKISFREAKINGKILLINGME" sort of pacing. It's just been... meandering … Continue reading Save(d) the Dragons!

Ravencon. MagFest. Conjecture. MileHiCon. Libertycon. These are just a few of the hundreds of science fiction and fantasy cons which go on yearly in the US and abroad. Why are they important? Well for one, they are a quick and easy way to begin building a fan base early on.

Fourteen years ago I was a bored 17 year old teen sitting on a battered old couching while flipping through the channels late one night

Thus, Save The Dragons was born.

I vaguely remember where I was going with the last post, but since nobody seems to care about plot holes (do we, Mr. Lucas?), I propose we move on to something far more substantial. All in favor? Good.

Plot holes are the bane of George Lucas.

They've already contracted it, remember. They want it to be published as much as you do, otherwise they wouldn't have purchased it.

Well, there are two ways to do this. Either write the most horrible tripe ever imaginable, or write the next classic piece of fiction. Easy, right?

But the fact thay Harry Potter was rejected that many times should tell us something, or that we almost never got a chance to read about Frodo and Sam while Kendra's story made it in on first try. It's just a business, which is one thing we authors tend to forget in our creation of a novel.