Rolf Sighting
I find it amusing and heartening for some reason to see “famous” authors using a character name that I’ve thought up for one of my novels. I s...
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There Is Too Much To Read
It is said that new authors should read recently released books in their genre to get an idea of what publishers are looking for. It is also said that new autho...
Tinderbox Demonstration
I was about to write in my medieval fantasy story about a character entering a dark room and lighting a candle he found on a table. Then I thought, hey, how exa...
Reading Makes Me Sleepy
For some years now, I have spent roughly the last hour of my day before sleep reading. I now realize this was a gigantic mistake, and I don’t recommend any writ...
Post-NaNoWriMo Depression
I’m suffering from a major case of post-nanowrimo depression right now, which I would assume is pretty similar to post-partum depression. Or drug withdrawals. I...
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
What is the backstory of John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt? Why is his name the same as my name? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jacob_Jingleheimer_Schmidt
Star Wars Archetypes
It’s odd that so many web sites discussing literary archetypes use the characters from the movie Star Wars as their examples. Aren’t there ANY other movies that...