The Nuts and Bolts of Chapters (A DisCon III Panel)

In December of 2021, I had the opportunity to attend DisConIII. Here are my other DisCon posts. The panelists for … More

Breaking A Story: Hollywood Style (A DisCon III Panel)

Panelists share

their own scriptwriting experiences
how scriptwriting equates to novel writing
what tools are used
what doesn’t translate

and

tips to work well in a writer’s room (Leave the ego!)

When Plot Twists Go Bad (A DisConIII Panel)

In December of 2021, I had the opportunity to attend DisConIII. Here are my other DisCon posts. The panelists for … More

Creating New Mythology From Hidden History: A DisConIII Panel

Sharing notes from DisConIII/WorldCon

– Where to find histories that weren’t in your textbooks
– Ways to Contextualize histories
– Who gets to use the histories and tales
and
-Ways to use these ‘hidden histories’ in your writing

Finding The Authorial Voice: A DisConIII Panel

When you’re looking to get published, people sure talk a lot about your ‘voice’. But what exactly is it? And how can you change yours?

What authors do you admire? Which ones do you think you sound similar to?

WorldCon 2021

A rambling hour-by-hour account of my WorldCon experience and recovery. Say hi if you were there (or not. I like ‘hi’s)!

Making The Most of A Virtual Convention

I’ve worked a bunch of them since the pandemic started, and since it seems virtual or hybrid conventions are here to stay, here are my top tips for getting the most out of them.

Writing / Illustrating Comics!

The panel promised, “learn the ins and outs of what goes into creating a great comic book!”

While I’m not an artist, and have never been drawn to creating graphic novels, I’m a huge fan of web comics and fan of comics. So, I had to hit this panel.
Here are the tips they shared.

A Writer’s Two Worlds

In the dream world, we’d sit in front of notebooks and words would flow to the pages, never needing edits or revisions, and nothing would ever interrupt us.

Unfortunately, this is the real world. Here are tips on managing to get your writing in, and ways to support your writing.