The Author Is Not The Character
I saw something today asserting that you could tell J. K. Rowling’s real political beliefs by something Harry Potter does several times in the series. This is utter motherfucking nonsense. Yes, you can sometimes glean an author’s politics from their works, but not from the actions of one character, even if that character is the viewpoint character! […]
The Dumbest Author Blog Post Ideas I’ve Found
I was looking for the list I was working through and mostly mocking last year as I’d misplaced where I’d copied down the ones I wanted to do. I couldn’t find it, but I did find some spectacularly dumb ideas. And, yes, all of these were from lists allegedly targeting authors. “Hijack the news . . […]
Questions To Ask Before Writing A Novel And A Realization
These are compiled from various sources and occasionally rephrased some. And the questions will, of course, be followed by my commentary. And the answers for one of my current works-in-progress, something that presently has the wonderful working title of Ren/Vik. I am so good at titles! 1) What is the protagonist’s biggest regret? (This is […]
The Patreon Bullshit
(And probably other stuff because it will be a miracle if I ever make a blogpost that doesn’t wander all over the place.) So, for those who don’t know Patreon is a site that basically lets you pay people various amounts of money on a recurring basis in return for various rewards . . . […]
Disrespecting Fans By Not Publishing Crap . . . And Other Stuff
It looks like entitled whiny “fans” have stopped saying (for the most part) that authors “owe” them books on a certain timeframe. Alas, this does not mean that they’ve stopped being entitled whiny “fans”. Far from it. Instead their new tactic seems to be to whine that the author is “disrespecting their fans” . . […]
I Have Learned To Write
(WARNING: AUTHOR IS FEELING EVEN MORE SNARKY THAN USUAL.) So, after years and years of perusing writing blogs and forums, I have finally learned how to write. First, I must keep an inspiration board filled with images that I think might, someday, inspire me to write something or to create a character or whatever. I also […]
Yet More Ranting About Shitty Writing Advice
I’m sorry for doing more on this theme so soon, but I clicked a link I shouldn’t have clicked, and now I’ve got to vent here or I’m going to go off on an author for a blogpost they made years ago, and that’s majorly not cool. (I was expecting it to be snark-worthy, not […]
Unhelpful Story Planning Stuff
I’m so tired of advice on how to plan stories that assumes you’re writing one of three types of stories: a paint-by-numbers Hero’s Journey, an equally formulaic romance, or the sort of deep, literary thing that’s more about the character’s inner journey than whatever the story looks like it’s about. I’ve got nothing against any […]
Words To Use When Writing
That list of blog topics has as a suggested post “List of words to use in your writing.” Seriously. So, here’s the list of words I suggest using: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/?utm_source=od-panel&utm_campaign=en Yes, I linked to the Oxford Dictionary. Yes, I’m a smart ass . . . but I’m also completely motherfucking serious. There are no words that […]
This was supposed to be an excerpt from The Crown of Eldrete
(WARNING: I HAD CAFFEINATED TEA WHILE WRITING THIS AND THIS GOT REALLY FUCKING RAMBLY IN PLACES BECAUSE OF THIS.) The problem is, to find an excerpt to post I had to re-read it. I found half a scene I liked enough to share with the world. Yeah, that’s in a book I’ve published. And here’s where I relate […]