I've been hard at work on Creating Places (The Art of World Building, Volume II) for the past two months, authoring…
There's a lot of advice on how to write a professional author bio, and here's mine: don't try to be funny…
I've done a lot of writing for The Art of World Building this past month, including completed chapters on creating monsters,…
Another fantasy author who does world building, John Robin, interviewed me this week on his blog. Stop by and see…
This is part two of the blog about evaluating feedback on your writing or other artistic pursuits. Read part 1…
Whether a musician, author, or other artist, we've all received feedback on our work. Obtaining meaningful feedback is an art…
So I'm sitting here watching Conan The Destroyer, which includes the age-old premise that a virgin will be sacrificed. Personally, I…
Like most authors, I've submitted books to agents and either gotten no response or the form rejection letter. Well, let…
Most authors have "writer's block" at some point, but I suspect we're often suffering from something I call "idea block". …
When I decided to start self-publishing, people began asking me if I can get my book in stores, to which…