Category: Method and Madness
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Why Your Next Read Should be About Dhampirs
Imagine the conflict when the ultimate predator is also its own most vulnerable prey. Picture the turmoil when the very source of the hero’s power becomes the catalyst of the hero’s corruption. That’s the dhampir, a being fusing human and vampire natures, under a heat and pressure that deform both. If the yin and yang
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Writing a Novel? Pick Scriviner over Word.
To write a novel, a traditional ‘flat’ editor is not the most convenient tool. Scriviner is built with long-form books in mind. Here are some of the tips and tweaks I found made me productive in Scrivener.
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The Haunting Medium of Sculpture
My vacation photos are probably 20% sculptures. Of all the fine arts, sculpture grips me the most. Not just because it’s three-dimensional, experienced and appreciated from 360 about. No, it’s something about their undeniable presence, their true embodiment of the space. Stillness and tension. You feel a permanence just one step removed from becoming alive.
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World-Building in the Unholy Grail
Within The Curse of the Unholy Grail, you’ll find several familiar, well-loved vampire- and magic-system-tropes, a few hit with just a touch of cue-ball English to give some spin. The lore is dribbled throughout, progressive-fantasy-style, as our heroine, the dhampir Nicole Lange, discovers supernatural laws and grows to master her powers. Five mythical beings appear
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Creatives and AI: Where I Stand
TL;DR — I promise my work is my work in The Curse of the Unholy Grail. Virtually no text from generative AI will appear in what I write, except the occasional molecule in the organism. But AI can be directed helpfully, … it’s like fire that way. Clever Friends Writers wouldn’t balk at asking a
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Effective Writing Guides for Crafting Fiction
Books on the craft of writing abound, as do lists for which are worth reading. As someone new to the craft, someone from tech, these books inspired me.
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Catchy Turns of Phrase
Vivid imagery, simile, and metaphor turned into a witty turn-of-phrase, that to me is what gives fiction its savory flavor. In expertly measured dashes.
