Quotable Lee Wyndham
“Don’t have conversations taking place in empty space. Weave in background details of where the action (dialogue is a form of “action”) is taking place. Don’t have invisible people talking, …
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Quotable Stephen King
“Language does not always have to wear a tie and lace-up shoes. The object of fiction isn’t grammatical correctness but to make the reader welcome and then tell a story; …
Read MoreQuotable Monica Wood
“A well-chosen complication should give you choices. Juggling choices for your characters is what makes writing fun, after all. If you discover that you’re struggling more than you ought to …
Read MoreQuotable Ursula K. Le Guin
“I have never heard a dancer asking for advice about how to stay focused on her footwork, or a painter complaining about the dull day-to-day task of painting. What task …
Read MoreThings I Did
Today, I did a couple of things. I started this morning with a cup of coffee and Corel PaintShop Pro X5, and created the “Tabletop Map” for the DnD 5e campaign …
Read MoreSchool Conferences
The joy. Such joy. Tonight, was parent teacher conferences. The kid is doing well enough that I’m now convinced that holding him to the grind wheel is definitely the way …
Read MoreA Detroit Legacy
At the recent City Center memorial event remembering the anniversary of the Battle of Detroit, ABS 8 News reporter, Julie Morgan, was able to get a few words from two …
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