Pro Am tip #37 - Losing EverythingWhat’s wrong with losing everything? Everyone loves a hero on the edge of losing everything. A hero who manages to, against all odds,...
Pro Am Tip #36 - Advice?Oh, yeah. I’m FULL of it. You heard me. Today’s advice? The Toolbox. Every writer needs a toolbox. You can fix a sink and an oven...
Pro Am Tip #35 - Themes In Your WorkMarcus Aurelius once said, “Of each particular thing, ask what is it in itself? What is its nature?” Okay, that wasn’t Marcus Aurelius,...
Pro Am Tip #34 - Practice - Part TwoIf you’re a golfomizer, or a footballman, or a boxerist (Not a sports guy. At all.) then you practice your moves. You learn the proper...
Pro Am Tip #34 - Practice - Part OnePractice. If you want to play a sport, you have to learn how. You need to learn not just the rules but the technique. If you golf, you...
Pro Am Tip #33 - The SecretThe secret to good fiction isn’t plot. It isn’t setting. It’s the characters. It’s characters we want; characters we love. Characters we...
ProAm Tip #32All things serve the story. Easy to say, hard to put into practice. As writers, we’re all in love with every word we grunt-and-push out...
Toni Takes OverToni Bennett here. Harry and I are the main characters in Aaron's Bennett & DeMarko Mystery series. Aaron has been busy with school AND...
Interview for MagicianA couple of months ago I was asked to do an interview on Magician, the first book in the Veiled Earth Series. I thought you might enjoy...
ProAm Tip #31 - AdverbsAn adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, determiner, noun phrase, clause, or sentence. Adverbs typically...