I love storytelling — the ability to weave characters and situations into a tapestry so intricate that you get lost within it. With TV, the storytelling I look for not only gives me resolutions but also propels me expectantly into the unknown realm of the story-to-come. The season 4 finale of Castle did that for me.

How to Deal with Writers Effectively in One Easy Lesson

It seems I’ve gone and created yet another website. I made this site for two reasons: 1) to bring together all my various writing threads and interests; and 2) have

From the emails I’ve gotten, I know you’ve noticed a lack of updates here recently. Why the drought? I’ve been focused on writing. With this being primarily an art site, I don’t tend to update as much when I’m enveloped by writing projects.

I’m very firm in my belief that as you continue to learn how to write [...]

I realized, after I posted My 2012 Writing Toolkit, that a couple of things went missing. I blame myself. That first list was very software oriented, and I sort of stuck with that. I’ll try to fix that, and give a more complete picture, with these additions.

Sometimes it seems there are as many ways to write as there are writers. As our options increase, we tend to try a myriad of tools to find the combination that works for us. Some of us opt for more populist tools, others assemble an eclectic mix that others would find maddening. I sort of fall into the latter category.

In a very succinct presentation, Trey Parker and Matt Stone explain the key element of dramatic structure.

Fan Fiction, or fanfic, is treated as a bit of a dirty word in some circles despite lots of people writing it. I don’t think it’s a dirty word at all. In fact, a lot of people came to my writing because of the fanfic I’ve written over the years. Because of that, and because some of the

“So tell me—why did you write your book?” This question gets asked with some frequency. [...]

The Standards Convention of Gom met to decide and agree on standards for international trade and diplomacy. The negotiations lasted for the equivalent of thirty-two Earth years, but successfully created common frames of reference. Even so, each system maintained certain local standards. Such is the case on Serees.

The Standards Convention of Gom met to decide and agree on standards for international trade and diplomacy. The negotiations lasted for the equivalent of thirty-two Earth years, but successfully created common frames of reference. The final major standards were quickly decided: volume and mass.