Writing

Writing Child Characters

It can be tempting to approach child characters differently from adults. Don’t fall into this trap.…
What Do You Listen To While Writing?

When you write, do you find background noise distracting or helpful?
100 Word Story: The Secret of Sig. Pieroni’s Pizza

It occurred to me that a takeaway restaurant could make a lot of money if only…
Super Snappy Speed Reviews – Games Edition

And so, for this edition of Super Snappy Speed Reviews, I’m going to give you seven…
50 Quotes About Fiction

1. “I like telling stories.” — Hunter Parrish 2. “All fiction has to have a certain…
Author Interview: Nancet Marques

With a little help from everyone’s new favourite video conferencing app, I am now pleased to…
Spotlight: Chino & The Boy Scouts by Nancet Marques

Chino and the Boy Scouts introduces the mysterious world of Summerhill, a western island state with…
Can’t Afford Scrivener? Try yWriter.

Many years ago, when I decided to make my first serious attempt at writing a novel,…
Fiction: Reality Refined

There are two kinds of story in this world. Those that are not at all true…
5 Sci-Fi Tropes I Could Live Without

For some reason, sci-fi is just chock full of certain clichéd tropes, some of which are…