[caption id="attachment_722" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Underwood No. 5 in the REH Museum"][/caption] You might think the new Conan movie inspired this article. Alas, you would be wrong. Its source is my immense appreciation of Robert E. Howard’s work and my love affair with vintage manual typewriters
It may not be blatantly obvious to you, dear reader, not at this point anyway, but The Storm Dragon's Heart (SDH) and Wrath of the White Tigress (WWT) are set on the same world: Kaiwen, Kawan, Qawin, and other various spellings appropriate to the respective languages of the planet. I've written six novels, and only one
If you've always thought Avatar: The Last Airbender needed a shot of Johnny Quest vibe, this here's the book for you! The Storm Dragon's Heart Turesobei dreamed of adventure, a way to prove he was no longer a child. Wizards should be careful what they wish for. Destined to become his clan's next high
Wrath of the White Tigress is now available on Amazon! Read a sample on Kindle for the Web! He thought he was a hero. She showed him the truth. Now he'll do anything to stop the man who made him a monster. For twenty years Jaska Bavadi has faithfully served the Palymfar Order and its Grandmaster, the power
Galactus would never select me. I'm a terrible herald. Norrin Radd I am not, though I, too, seek Shalla-Bal. I have been sitting on important news, failing to alert you, dear reader and friend, that my novel of heroic sword and sorcery adventure, Wrath of the White Tigress, will soon debut as the first novel from Typin
A great essay about using a manual typewriter. (Not written by me.)
If you are going to offer authors copyediting or other publishing services, please don't quote prices in terms of pages. I have no idea what the page-length is for any of my novels. I'm certain I don't care. I'm certain that if I knew it would tell me nothing of value. Yes, if I format the work for a standard submis
Since the age of 13, I've been playing role-playing games, mostly as a referee or game master. Over those 22 years I have also designed a few games myself. My love for role-playing games is actually a bit older than my love of fantasy fiction. Unless you count superhero comics. Today I am presenting to you the
Some might say that what I call order is the rearranging of deck chairs on the USS Total Chaos. One man's madness is, well, madness. Anyway, as a reminder: I have dreamt up a better way for me to write my rough drafts, which I'm calling "fast drafting" because I like giving things names. (I also love creating systems.)
Part 2 about my Fast Drafting process.
I like my first drafts rough, exquisitely rough. Brillo pad. Chin of Chuck Norris. First season of Stargate SG-1. I know most writers have to get things written up mostly right before they can move on. I get that. I wish I could do the same, but that's not how I work best. Too often I try to be like most writers
My first post in a series on my new method for writing my first drafts.
