Occasionally, when I meet people outside of conventions, AKA, in real life, and they find out I’m a writer, they ask what kind of stuff I write. I always say, “I write science fiction.” That either interests them or I get a wave off, since they don’t read that kind of stuff. That’s normally okay… Continue reading A Genre Writer
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Dreams, Lucid and Otherwise
One of my most useful writing tools is the lucid dream. It’s a halfway state between wakefulness and random dreaming, where I can set the stage, place the characters in motion, and even stop and rewind the action. It’s great for working through scenes and seeing how the characters will act, all before touching the… Continue reading Dreams, Lucid and Otherwise
The Memories Come First
Writing fiction, like I do, is process of revelation. We’ve all heard it asked, either as writers ourselves, or listening to the fans approach the Famous Author, “Where do you get your ideas?” There’s rarely a good answer to that, because ideas are everywhere, there for writers and non-writers to pluck out of the air… Continue reading The Memories Come First