I love sweeping landscapes, stunning cityscapes, and monstrous monsters. I love grand-scale wonder that, if I were to be exposed to it today, would shock my socks off (don’t worry, they’re freshly washed). Seeing the pyramids or the Grand Canyon in person will give you all the feelings associated with just the sheer awesomeness of it all. But what about your readers? They deserve to feel the same way while experiencing the new and unique creators,…
Unless you’re an inter-dimentional time traveller, you probably don’t know a whole lot about space combat against fearsome alien races. Likewise, you might not be very familiar with the way dragons live, how they fly, or even hunt for food. And yet, new writers are often told to “write what you know.” Writing what you know is a lot like trying to find a job straight out of college. Jobs require experience, but in order…
It’s October 10, and in a few short weeks, November will come as a thief in the night. I’m never ready when thieves come. My first few times doing NaNoWriMo, I would have a story idea and, without much thought as to what it would entail, I would embark on my writing journey. No outline, just my initial thoughts and then anything that sounded good as I came to it. I’m not like that anymore. I’ve…
Welp, it happened. Last weekend, my wife gave birth to our second child! I still don’t know how I have two kids, but tell you what, they are the best kids ever (sorry, other parents. Your kids lose that battle.). It’s been a wild week as we’ve been getting ready for him to join our ranks, then actually bringing him here, and then taking care of him. Basically, taking care of this new little guy…