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New Podcast Up: Short Story Writing and Invested Characters
In this episode Ryan and I discuss the writing of short stories and how you can use short stories to wet your appetite for writing a novel. How many of your short stories could eventually become...
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5 Fears Writers Must Overcome
Over the years I have become more and more determined in my quest for greater distribution of my work, and along that journey I have had to not just overcome but put to rest many fears that I had...
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New Podcast Up: Plagiarism Stinks!
On this episode we discuss the very real problem of plagiarism and how it can be annoying…especially if you are the one being plagiarized. I talk at length about my recent run-in with EssayMama and how...
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Killing the Villain: A Daring Plot Device
[First of all, I would like to say that this blog post contains spoilers about the current season of The Walking Dead, so if you are not current, then do not read any further.] At the end of season 4...
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New Podcast Up: Killin’ Like…A Villain
In this episode, we discuss the strange trope of killing a villain off midway through a novel. What are the consequences of such a daring act as a writer and what might our readers think if we do such...
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10 of the Worst Cliches in Fiction Writing
If you like to read like Mr. Bemis, then you notice these, too. I’m a reader because all good writers are readers. Mostly, however, I read because I love to read. I am in many ways like Henry Bemis...
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New Podcast Up: Villains and Walking Dead Spoilers
On this episode we discuss villains. What makes a great villain? What are the ingredients for excellent and engaging villains that readers will love to hate and love to somehow empathize with? We also...
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5 Tricks to Keep a Modern Reader Interested
I can’t count the amount of indie books I’ve started but haven’t finished. I read everything on Kindle now save a few of my favorites like those in my Tolkien collection (I have all hard-bound...
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Giving a Protagonist a Hidden Motivation
Recently I have been in the middle of writing the first installment of a new series entitled The Five Rims. The first book is titled The Last Terran, and my protagonist is definitely out of the...
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New Podcast Up: Hidden Characters In Alexandria
In this episode we discuss an interesting point of characterization we like to call “hidden characterization”. This is a kind of dramatic irony where the character’s actions do not match up with their...
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