Category Archives: writing

“The problem with research, of course, was knowing when to stop. ‘One must stop before one has finished,’ she advised, ‘otherwise, one will never stop and never finish.’ ‘Research,’ she explained, ‘is endlessly seductive, but writing is hard work.’” – … Continue reading →

Way back in an entry from September, in which I pondered what type of fiction I saw myself writing, I mentioned that, in terms of fantasy, I was interested in “stories that dealt with localized events in the lives of … Continue reading →

There have only been a few times that I can think of in which I’ve written with any kind of plan or outline. I did it for my last speculative fiction project (and I praised the joys of planning at … Continue reading →

I think that everyone who wants to be an author has an idea of the story they want to tell, whether it’s their own or one they’ve made up. At the very least, they have an idea of what type … Continue reading →