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Have Another Hint

Adrianna poked the fire with a blackened stick, staring at the smoke that rose up from the blaze. Padric slumped against a stump, his grubby face slack. He looked as if he was sleeping, but with his eyes open. He still held his heavy quarterstaff with both hands, however, so he didn’t look totally unalert.Continue reading “Have Another Hint”

Literature Devil’s 12 Rules for Writing

That’s all. Really. Be sure to check out my latest novel, Book 1 in the Praetors of Lost Magic Series, and our Publications page. Plus, I mean, it wouldn’t hurt to check out the Resources tab. It’s full of super helpful material and I promise it will help you out. Until then, writers!

A Hopeless Final Fantasy Shill Simps For Octopath Traveler II

You May NOT Keep The Reader in Suspense As Long As You Like

So…this doesn’t happen to me often, but it recently did, so I suppose I should talk about it. If only to get it out of my system. In any case, you’ve probably heard that suspense is a great way to create tension in your story, right? So you’ve created circumstances and characters we care about,Continue reading “You May NOT Keep The Reader in Suspense As Long As You Like”

The Magic of Good Pacing

By now, you should have caught on that I tend to write on whatever entertainment I’m currently consuming, and recently I’ve been watching Sonic. Welp, I guess this is as good a time as any to speak about pacing–haw haw. I was planning to make that joke later, but it just kinda…came out. (No. NotContinue reading “The Magic of Good Pacing”

Why Sonic 2 Is Better Than Mario Remastered

So, over the weekend, I decided–on a whim–to go back and watch the live action adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog and its sequel, chewing up a precious four hours of my life that I probably would have spent 40% between video editing and 60% playing video games. (okay, fine, I’ll admit: I’m being generous) IContinue reading “Why Sonic 2 Is Better Than Mario Remastered”

Tuesday’s a Meme Again

Enjoy. That’s all. Really. Be sure to check out my latest novel, Book 1 in the Praetors of Lost Magic Series, and our Publications page. Plus, I mean, it wouldn’t hurt to check out the Resources tab. It’s full of super helpful material and I promise it will help you out. Until then, writers!

How to Pull Off a Double-Twist Character Death

[Insert generic analogy about being gone], but now I’m back! [Continue the analogy and add a clause containing a joke about almost dying], but I wouldn’t dare die on you guys when I still have this blog to take care of! [Insert another tryhard joke about liking, sharing and subscribing], and maybe I won’t [continueContinue reading “How to Pull Off a Double-Twist Character Death”

The Closer Look: Why George R.R. Martin Is Wrong About Video Games

What if Wednesday Was a Meme?

Too late: It already is. That’s all. Really. Be sure to check out my latest novel, Book 1 in the Praetors of Lost Magic Series, and our Publications page. Plus, I mean, it wouldn’t hurt to check out the Resources tab. It’s full of super helpful material and I promise it will help you out. Until then, writers!