Building a Subplot (A RavenCon 2022 panel)

There I was, nearly recovered from Balticon, trying to make time to watch some rerun videos, when I remembered I … More

Writing the Fight Scene (A Balticon 2022 Panel)

Tips from the panelists sharing:
7 things to think of when writing a fight scene,
Ways to differentiate fighters of diff skill levels,
What pulls readers out of a fight
and!
Some favorite Iconic Fight Scenes! Any that they missed?

Writing The Alien: (A RavenCon 2022 Panel)

While some panels are good because of what they say, some are great because of the inspiration they give you. This? Was a great panel.

Here are their 6 tips on writing aliens, a couple of things NOT to do, book suggestions, and the 6 notes I took for my own story.

Pacing the Novel (A RavenCon 2022 panel)

Here are 8 tips from the pros on pacing your novel. Are there any tips you use that they missed?

You Get Agency, and You Get Agency – EVERYBODY Gets Agency!

The thing about stories — especially in Western culture — is that the main character is expected to have agency. … More