Tag: writing

  • I Dislike Fate and Destiny: in my heroes, that is

    I had planned to produce a video post this week, but a severe sinus infection has kept me from feeling up to it. I didn’t want a week to go by without a post, so here is something I’ve been thinking of: Fate and Destiny in heroes. I started thinking about this after a romance…

  • Blue Moon: Soundtrack to a Novel

    Blue Moon: Soundtrack to a Novel

    One thing I’ve noticed a lot of younger writers doing is creating a soundtrack that captures the vibes of their novels. I have never really been one to do that, preferring to write with either a TV series or a podcast on in the background. There’s something about the hum of conversation that helps me…

  • Blue Moon Release Day Q & A Part II

    Blue Moon Release Day Q & A Part II

    I said there would be a second set of questions regarding Blue Moon, and here they are! You can read Part I, here. A lot over the years and in many different ways. I read a lot of fantasy novels growing up and played a lot of TTRPGs, so there’s a lot of learning by osmosis…

  • How Writing My First Novel Taught Me I Was a Plotter

    How Writing My First Novel Taught Me I Was a Plotter

    Back in 2020 as I was thinking about and drafting Liam’s Doom, I prepped and “planned” my novel the same way I prepped for a D&D session. I think you can already see the hubris there, right? I had my characters and my NPCs fleshed out. I had the setting prepped with all the locations…