https://youtu.be/KYJhBNwwvok I briefly covered one of the incidents to which Richard Paolinelli alludes HERE.
Category: On Writing
On The Nose Dialogue
SCRIPT SHADOW offers some advice on making dialogue lively and interesting. It is offered to writers of scripts but I believe it equally useful to all of us.
Galactic Christendom: A Short History
There is a prejudice in modern SF so nearly ubiquitous that it can be considered a trope. I’m talking about the assumption that the more technologically advanced a civilization becomes, the less religious it will be. While this prejudice is normally implicit in a lot of science fiction, the assumption was stated explicitly not too … Continue reading Galactic Christendom: A Short History
Benjamin Cheah
In the Afterword of my latest novel, I thank a small number of people who helped with the writing of the book. Benjamin Cheah is one of the three beta-readers I thank for their attention and critique. So, who is this Cheah fellow? The short answer is that Benjamin is a fellow writer who is … Continue reading Benjamin Cheah
So, You Want to Be a Writer…
Some Sobering Words For Writers via So, You Want to Be a Writer...
Why Do Writers Write?
One is tempted to say that there are as many reasons as there are writers but, I believe there really aren't that many reasons why writers write. Author Edward Willett sums up the reason why many well known and lesser known writers have given for why they do what they do. I can give many … Continue reading Why Do Writers Write?
