You can call this a lazy post. It’s ok. It is. I’m working on a post about the research and writing of an action scene (as I’m in the middle of one right now for my second book). It’s a bit more involved than I expected so I didn’t want Read more…
Is there a difference? Spoilers: yes, there is. To put it simply, plot is the events that occur, where story is the change that occurs with the characters. Their arc, lesson learned, or heart of the story as a whole. Took me a bit to really figure this one out. Read more…
POV – what a chaotic mess it can be. My first draft of HOST was in first-person. It was terrible. I had no clue what I was doing. I understood what POV was but in practice I clearly had no idea or how to use it correctly, if at all. Read more…
Having gone through the entire editing process from development to copy to proofread with my novel, it seemed like a no-brainer topic for Writer Syndrome to chat about. My writing pal, buddy, friend, amigo, Tim Letteney and I sat down and chatted through the entire process during this episode. What Read more…