There’s something about connecting with a protagonist; of stepping into their shoes, hearing their thoughts, and bonding with them as they struggle. Most of the time there’s some thread of the human condition that connects us to our ‘hero.’ When you’re done bonding with John Cleaver after reading I Am Not A Serial Killer, you shiver in dread. Dan Willis gives us the protagonist role and twists it around on us....

I’ve spent the last few weeks working my way through the novel, driving myself just a hair crazier with each step. I feel like I’m slowly revealing the map on how to edit the thing, but it’s unnerving at times. I have notes, guidance, and advice from a number of sources, but it’s more akin to someone giving me advice about how to fly while leaving out the things like how to deal with wind, figuring out how to navigate the local...

It’s a random Friday and that means it’s guest post today!   I’ve considered serial fiction in the past and it’s in my future writing plans. To find this article from writer and friend Andrew Eckhart was a nice surprise. Andrew’s the writer of the novel Last Mage, written in a serial format over the past year.  Check out his story for examples of how he handles the style and pressure of writing stories...

I would say the passing of another month so quickly comes as a surprise, but then I’d be repeating myself from the last several years. Looking over the first four weeks of the year I can’t judge whether I’ve done a good job or a bad job. I finished a novel (+1), wrote two flash fiction pieces (+1), and am halfway through a short story (+1). I also didn’t meet my 31k goal for the month (-1), got sick and didn’t write for 9 days...

2012. I’ll turn 29 this year, will celebrate the start of my fourth year of marriage, and shortly, welcome my first full novel into existence. That’s right it’s time we to start talking novels and projects again. I’ve been mentioning my current project here and there, but I’m going to share the full details of what’s going on now. I started this novel as a NaNoWriMo project two months ago. I won NaNoWriMo on the 20th of...

4K today, 17K overall. Increase count by around 30%. I wrote some screwed up stuff tonight. If it freaks me out, it’s gotta stay in for sure. I talk a little of how I feel on the story and the writing I’m doing. Want to Download the episode? Here you...

Nice Weekend, but I didn’t make my personal goals. I blew NaNoWriMo’s goal out of the water though. 12K already. Want to Download the episode? Here you...

700 words today. It was a light one due to playing in an awesome Burning Wheel Game. I talk about that a bit. Onward to an awesome writing weekend. Want to Download the episode? Here you...