How to Write A Novel: The Blake Snyder Beat Sheet
The Blake Snyder Beat Sheet in the book Save the Cat! is an excellent guide to storytelling and story structure that I highly recommend to anyone interested in writing.
novel writing
Neil Gaiman on Reading, Writing, and Science Fiction
eil Gaiman’s beautiful words on books, stories, and speculative fiction are worth reading.
Silence the Living: An Interview With Brian Bandell
My interview with author Brian Bandell about his new book Silence the Living, his writing process, and more!
Read, Read, and Then Read Some More
One of the best ways to improve your writing is to read just as much as you write.
Ursula K. Le Guin on Writing Science Fiction
Last week I dove into Ray Bradbury’s thoughts on the art of writing science fiction. This week, I take a look at the thoughts of Ursula K. Le Guin.
Ray Bradbury on Writing Science Fiction
In The Paris Review, sci-fi author Ray Bradbury discusses the art of writing science fiction.
Narrative Voice
The style and voice of the narrator is arguably one of the most important aspects of a story.
Clarity vs. Confusion
The Golden Age of magazine science fiction offered us some great stories, but also some very confusing ones, which got me thinking about our different styles of writing.
What Makes Great Science Fiction?
I think the best science fiction stories are jarring. They wake us up and show us to ourselves.
