If you’ve been around here for awhile, Squiders, you remember we spent about a year going through different science fiction and fantasy subgenres. As might be expected from going through such an activity, I sometimes find myself being really particular
Premise vs Plot vs Structure
Some time ago, Squiders, we discussed Premise and Plot. (That’s a fairly short post, but for those too lazy to click through, the basic gist is that a premise is the idea of the story, whereas the plot is the
Antagonist and Protagonist
Craft post today, Squiders. Protagonist, antagonist. Self-explanatory, right? Well, to some extent, yes. But let’s talk nuances. Your protagonist is the main driving character of your story. It is the person whose dilemma we care about the most. In most
To Word Count or Not to Word Count
So, after last Thursday’s post I got to thinking. And I realized that word count is a major indicator of progress to me. And I also realized that this is probably because I didn’t start finishing novel drafts until I
Now What?
Happy May Day, Squiders! (The expression in of itself amuses me. I am easily amused.) Well, April went quite well. I got all four projects done (including my novel draft which I am apparently still hung up on) and wrote
Origins and Interlude
Well, squiders, I’m still in sort of a weird mood due to finishing my draft. I get kind of bogged down at the end of a project, and weirdly nostalgic, and I read through all sorts of things–story notes, the
I Finished My Draft!
Well, Squiders, I’ve finished the first draft of the third book of my high fantasy trilogy. Now, I don’t know how you guys work, but when I close to the end of a draft, I get all fidgety and restless,
Online Education and Story Research
I’m going to tell you guys about this, because apparently this is a well-kept secret. You can take college-level courses for free on the internet. Kit, I hear you say, what does this have to do with writing and/or reading?
Getting Left Brain All Over My Right-Brained Activities
Have they disproved the whole right brain/left brain thing? I think they probably have but ANYWAY. And I apologize again for the spate of writing-related posts lately. I’d like to do more reading/genre/media ones, but it turns out that, while
The End of ROW80 and Moving Forward
Well, ROW80 round 1 ended yesterday. And I believe Round 2 starts April 7th and runs through the end of June. As we’ve previously discussed, I set a goal of 50K on my current writing project, the third book of
