Tips for NaNo & NaGa
I made a post over at NaNoWriMo.org with some tips that have helped me get to the 50,000 word goal in the past. I thought I would repost them here. They are equally useful whether you are writing a...
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Hey, just a quick post to say I am totally amazed by the interest in NaGa DeMon this year. The Facebook group has more than 150 members at this point (and growing all the time), and this blog has seen...
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Where Ideas Come From
Lots of writers get asked “where do you get your ideas?” Today I am going to share one of the places where I get my ideas. A jar full of ideas! It is a jar filled with post-it notes. Every time an...
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2013 – One Step At A Time
It seems to be the done thing amongst folk with blogs to do some kind of “year in review” or “the year ahead” type post around New Years Eve. As that auspicious event was last night, and I am one to...
View Article23 in 2013?
I only ran across this post by musician and all-round geek John Anealio today, and thought I would make a quick post about it. John has initiated “23 in ’13″, where he intends to create 23 new pieces...
View ArticleWriters Speak: Ray Bradbury
Here is a short clip from Ray Bradbury about writers and the need to love what you do.
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Blogs and stuff
As I sit here on a Sunday evening, enjoying a scotch and hoping the children go to bed before my favourite TV shows begin, I thought I would drop a short post about my writing and blogs and a little...
View ArticleWriters Speak: Isabel Allende
In this video Isabel Allende talks about her writing process and superstition.
View ArticleWriters Speak: Alan Moore
Alan Moore, legendary creator of too many cool comic books to mention, talks about being a writer. It’s not about being famous, it’s about writing. Very down to earth.
View ArticleWriters Speak: Neil Gaiman
A brief (and, admittedly, poor quality) video of Neil Gaiman giving advice to writers.
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Wordless Wednesday: Wastburg
Awhile ago I wrote a roleplaying game called FU (Freeform / Universal). It has met with some success and there is a small, growing and enthusiastic fan-base for it. Last year a French writer and...
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The O.Z.
I somehow ended up deep in the archives of my email today and stumbled on an exchange I’d had with an artist friend about a project we were going to collaborate on. It was a story... The post The O.Z....
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3 Quick Tips for Working with Feedback
There reaches a point in every project where it is time to share it with others. In game design you need to get it in front of play testers to see if things work the way... The post 3 Quick Tips for...
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InHumanoids
Here’s a quick thumb-sketch of an idea for a story or campaign, inspired by Marvel’s Inhumans. I’m actually quite intrigued by Marvel’s Agents of Shield and where it is going in regards to the...
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Right and Left Brain Thinking for Writers and Everyone Else
Holy crap, I just did an exercise where I wrote a response to a question, then switched hands and answered the same question. With a totally different answer. Sure, my handwriting was awful, but I...
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