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Issue #107 of The Secrets came out a week and a half ago. It covers the tricky subject of subplots. Really good subplots can take a dead-linear novel and provide a lot of kinks that dress it up. A lot of genres, like mysteries, tend to rely on subplots to provide depth to books; and […]

I released 21 Days to a Novel less than a month ago, and you’ve been buying up copies of it as if I was selling gold. I suppose, technically, I am. 21 Days to a Novel will help you put together all the material you need to start on that novel you’ve always wanted to […]

I know it’s taken forever, but I finally finished 21 Days To a Novel. I’d promised to turn it out as a stand-alone book back when I was running that sequence of podcasts in The Secrets, and it’s just taken me a bit longer to get it done than it should have. Something about writing […]

As many of you know, I’ve been involved in the roleplaying game industry for over thirty years. During that time I emerged as the leading spokesman for the industry when it came to claims of murder, mayhem and suicide being blamed on games. This role is one I am happy to perform, though I do […]

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 […]