Tag: writing

I used to believe firmly in genres, and in the idea that a author could only write one of them at a time. Either a book was high fantasy or it was science fiction. Occasionally you could blend two of the together and write, say, a historical steampunk novel, but there were strict rules to… Continue reading What Fullmetal Alchemist and del Toro Taught Me →

• How do you decide which project to work on? Generally the project chooses me rather than vice versa. The process is always the same - I get an idea for a character or a theme or a genre mashup, and that idea simmers for months as things are added to it. Once the cauldron… Continue reading Beautiful People — Author Writing Process Edition →

Don't. Obviously this post has to be longer than a single word (because somebody somewhere said single-word blog posts don't hold readers, or...something). I have approximately 358,713,498,000,000 pet peeves when it comes to writing, and love interests = one of them. Possibly several. I see this absolutely everywhere, from blockbuster films to amateur YA novels,… Continue reading How to Write a Love Interest →

You might be thinking The Climbing of the Moon? What is this?? I thought she was writing The King's Gambit?? And you would be correct - I was writing The King's Gambit. But for half a year nothing has clicked for me - since I finished The Fading of the Light, no literary endeavor has… Continue reading Snippets from — The Climbing of the Moon →

It's time. You've written the first novel in a series and you're ready to tackle the next one, but let's face it - writing a sequel can be daunting. We all know the dreaded Sequel Syndrome - you loved the first one and the second book hits the shelves, you flip it open, you start… Continue reading Sequel Syndrome, and How to Avoid It →