Knowing Your Audience

When you go to a social event, it helps to be able to read the room.  […]

Write What You Love

I had an interesting conversation earlier this week with a friend who writes music.  He was talking […]

Putting Words in Order

When we talk about good writing, that can mean many things.  Maybe you’re saying’ it’s a […]

Keeping Characters Consistent

A lot of times, when writers think about keeping characters consistent, we tend to focus on the […]

Getting the Details Right

I was part of a panel discussion recently about explosions in film and fiction, and one […]

Choosing an Exciting Setting

This month, we’re talking about ways to approach plotting your story, but you also need to […]

Weather in Your Story

Today is wet, rainy and cold.  A week ago, everyone was wearing short sleeves.  There’s a […]

Managing the Passage of Time

I’ve been re-watching an old 80’s sitcom that recently popped up on one of the streaming […]

First Drafts

I know this is something I’ve talked about before, but I just want to re-emphasize the […]

Improving Scene Types

This section of my novel writing class at UTA is covering techniques for writing different kinds […]