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The newest issue of The Secrets is out and available as part of the Volume Six Subscription Package. This issue covers story construction and the methods for finding and building a character growth arc into any story. While not every story requires a character growth arc; all stories are better for having them. Including character […]

Life is narrative. We all look at our lives as stories. Heck, we have biographies and autobiographies that tell us the stories. Our daily traffic in stories is gossip, or cautionary tales or heart-warming stories of faith and redemption. Heck, what I do for a living is to write up imaginary adventures in the lives […]

One of the funny things about going to any convention is the number of people who walk up to me and say: “Oh, I didn’t know you were going to be here!” This is especially funny at Gencon because I’ve not missed one since 1981. So, YES, I will be at Gencon this year. I […]

Hey, I just got through a hellish two-day period last week in which temps here in Arizona hit around 110 and I had zero air conditioning. As I joked over on Twitter: it was so hot, Satan called to let me know I was getting credit for time served. I figured August is going to […]

This year is the first year that Aaron Allston and I will be teaching writing at DragonCon in Atlanta, over the Labor Day weekend. Aaron and I have put together 12 hours of writing workshops. You can buy a pass for the whole of them, or pick them up ala carte during the convention. (The […]

Adult Content Warning The following work of fiction may contain language, violence or themes considered unsuitable for young readers. Parental discretion is advised. (If this story was a film, it would likely pull a PG-13 rating.) ‘Til Death A Trick Molloy Mystery ©2009 Michael A. Stackpole Part Fifteen That last burst of magick took it […]

Adult Content Warning The following work of fiction may contain language, violence or themes considered unsuitable for young readers. Parental discretion is advised. (If this story was a film, it would likely pull a PG-13 rating.) ‘Til Death A Trick Molloy Mystery ©2009 Michael A. Stackpole Part Fourteen Generally it’s a good thing when someone […]