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Stop, Drop, and Write

Listen now | Creativity When You're on Fire 🔥

Apr 13 •

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When Pirates Steal My Book, Amazon Cheers

Listen now | The Privilege of Being Pirated (And Why It’s Not What You Think)

Mar 27 •

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4theWriters: How to Write LitRPG Without Losing the Plot

LitRPG is a genre where game mechanics and storytelling hold hands. The trick is making sure it doesn’t turn into a hostage situation.

Mar 16 •

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How to see your Writing More Clearly (Without Losing the Will to Live)

A real challenge with writing is the (very) long time between penning the first page and publication.

Feb 23 •

Reinvention, the Mask, and the Cost: Being the Hero You Choose to Be

Some of the most compelling stories ever told don’t involve capes, laser eyes, or spandex that never rips. But they do borrow the superhero blueprint to…

Feb 17 •

Plot vs. Story: Why Your Nine-Book Epic Shouldn’t Be a Pamphlet

Have you wondered why some stores span nine books while others fit into a single volume?

Jul 10, 2024 •

Handling Exposition Without Infodumping

A friend and I recently chatted about the challenge of writing a new world without giving people a lexicon up front.

Jun 26, 2024 •

FIGHT: Vellum vs. Atticus vs. Scrivener

There’s been a little bit of disruption in the “writer’s tools” market recently.

Nov 3, 2023 •

The Interesting Science of Free Books Driving Piracy

I like data. It helps make better decisions, and avoid posturing and hand-wavium.

Nov 15, 2018 •

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