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Wednesday evening, June 4th, I’ll be in the Third Life Bookstore for Office hours at 6pm SLT/Pacific time/9pm Eastern. We’ve changed a lot of things. Kat and I bought another lot and have expanded. She was tireless over the weekend putting together the manor house which now incorporates the bookstore, Farpoint Media and the meeting […]

I just released the another compilation of The Secrets newsletter issues. This is all about characterization. Since character is king in publishing, this is the set that will help you with all sorts of tricky things. It starts with Blitzkrieg characterization, moves you through the care and feeding of villains and creatures, and finishes off […]

I just released the second compilation of The Secrets newsletter issues. This one is focused on plotting. I’m fairly well known for putting together novels and short stories full of twists, turns and surprises. The eleven issues in this package cover the basics of plotting, methods for actually finding a story, and the tricky negative […]

Thursday evening, May 1st, I’ll be at Wordsmith Hall from 6-7 pm game time, which is 9-10 pm Eastern time. I’ll be hanging out, and will be happy to answer questions about writing, the return of The Secrets Podcast or anything else. At the same time, Far Point Media will be streaming the live feed […]

I’m very happy to offer a collection of thirteen issues of The Secrets newsletter containing a series on World Building. It covers everything about putting together great SF and fantasy worlds. This includes the larger issues to think about as you develop things, and then techniques through which you can tease and amaze your readers. […]

That question, “Where do you get your ideas?” is the bane of every author. Now, admittedly, the stuff we do can be odd, but that’s part of the fun of the job. We get to take multiple ideas and jam them together into something new. If we do it well, readers are baffled and entertained. […]

I am very pleased to announce the release of The Secrets: Serial Fiction. This is a guide to developing and writing the sort of serial fiction that has been a staple of genres and entertainment since storytelling began. It’s my firm conviction that the shift of publishing from paper books to electronic books will favor […]