Miles O'Neal

With the first couple of books, the illustrator sent images in arbitrary aspect ratios (height/width). Some images were tall and narrow, som

Ultimately it's your work, and you have to decide which suggestions to take, but make sure you understand why you accept and reject each

I do most of my own research ... And I check on facts ... But we all have blind sides, and the more we invest in our work, the closer we get

I've long meant to go to a Comic Con, but always seem to find out about the close ones after the fact. I certainly didn't think my first...

Some authors are very stringent on how they want feedback. That's fine if all your readers are professionals, or you have an infinite po

The early reader (or beta reader) process should start when the first draft is done. You want to start lining your readers up early enough t

First read-through: We read through just to read it as a story. Does it grab and keep our attention? Does it flow well? Is it believable? Do

In a recent blog, I shared some insight behind the names of several dragons from The Dragon Lord Chronicles. Today we'll look more into...

How you proceed depends on whether you are a plotter or pantser. Since I am a panster, I will cover that. (I may cover plotting another time

In an older blog, we looked at the importance of names fitting the story. In a more recent blog, I covered some ways to come up with...

In an older blog, we looked at the importance of names fitting the story. In a more recent blog, I covered some ways to come up with...

In the previous Writing 101 blog, we looked at the big picture of turning a short story into a novel. This time, we'll delve into some of...

I'm on author Dan Koboldt's email list. His new year's eve email included the nugget below based on something Tobias Buckell (another...

Issue: "How do I turn my short story into a novel?" Solution: This depends on the short story, the novel, and how you write. If you...

One thing almost every writer gets asked- both by readers, by aspiring writers, and by interviewers- is, "Where do you get your ideas...

Issue: "I feel like my dialogue is just a wall of 'He said' and 'She said.' How do I change it up?" Solution: There are several layers...

If I don't specifically need a Foreward and an Afterword, or if whatever would be in one of those can go anywhere, I just have a Word....

Issue: "How do I come up with names for my characters?" Solution: There are numerous ways to do this! Here are a few I've used...

Issue: "I hear a lot about 'showing vs telling.' What does that mean? Solution: Basically, telling is simply stating facts or basic...

Issue: "All of my paragraphs start with 'The', 'She' or the MC's name. HELP." Solution: Spend some time analyzing books you like. Examine...