Previously, on Gift of the Shaper If you’ve been following my Facebook posts, you’ll know that I started doing a YouTube series for readings from Gift of the Shaper. It’s my latest attempt to try and add more dimensions to the book by giving you access to my thoughts behind characters and my process for…
Have you ever read an action scene that just seemed to drag on? What about important dialogue that seemed to fly by way too fast? If you’ve experienced either of those and been annoyed, you’ve experienced poor pacing, and you have a right to be upset. In this “Basics of Writing” entry, I’ll try to…
Writing a Book? Here’s Where to Start One of the questions that I get asked the most is “what advice do you have for someone trying to write a book?” My answer is almost always some variation of “the only way to write a book is to write a book.” And by that I mean,…
I’m two weeks into the launch of my Epic Fantasy Gift of the Shaper and I couldn’t be happier. If you follow me on Facebook, you’ll know that not only is it my first book, but that I’m also well into writing the sequel. I meant it when I labeled Gift of the Shaper as “Book one…
A good character needs a good name Above all, I’ve always loved coming up with names. Whenever I sit down to write, I always try to fit the name to the character/person I’m writing. In one sense, the name becomes the character: you hear it, and picture them in your head. You couldn’t imagine George R.R. Martin’s…
Some time ago I wrote a short story for a reddit thread. The writing prompt was for a friendship between a time traveler and an immortal, and I thought it was an interesting premise. Below is my attempt. I hope you enjoy. — Sometimes I wouldn’t see him for years. Once, I went an entire…
