by David | Sep 13, 2013 | Articles, Fictorians
So the theme for September’s posts is supposed to be about getting out of the rut, or taking it to the next level. Well, there are ruts, and there are ruts. There are the ruts where the well has run dry, and the words are not flowing. Judith Tarr talks about...
by David | Jul 14, 2013 | Articles, Fictorians
For those of you who are alternate history fans, if you haven’t checked out the New York Times best-selling 1632 series (a/k/a Ring of Fire series) created by writer Eric Flint, you are missing something. It currently amasses over six million words in print,...
by David | May 17, 2013 | Articles, Fictorians
I’ve said in previous Fictorian blogs that I’ve been both an omnivorous and a ravenous reader since as far back as I can remember. Oddly enough, though, as I’ve also previously mentioned, I was never someone who knew at an early age that I was going...
by David | Apr 12, 2013 | Articles, Fictorians
I have written and sold one collaborative novel, and I’m in the middle of writing another, so I have some experience in this sub-specialty of our craft. Once you’ve gotten past the “Let’s write a novel together! It’ll be fun/great/a...
by David | Mar 16, 2013 | Articles, Fictorians
This is a combined public service announcement and post. My first novel will be published in October by Baen Books. The title is 1636: The Devil’s Opera, and it’s a collaboration with Eric Flint. The cover-illustration by the great Tom Kidd-is here....
by David | Feb 4, 2013 | Articles, Fictorians
“There are nine and sixty ways of constructing tribal lays, and every single one of them is right!” – Rudyard Kipling Every writer does things a little bit differently, and that’s just as true of building/creating characters as it is of any...
