Highlights Why writing outside our genre is essential to honing our writing skills. How screenwriting and short stories can have a positive impact on our writing abilities. More editing resources for writers. It forces me to explore styles and genres I might otherwise have avoided. It’s a terrific way to hone your skills. Welcome to […]
Interviews from the Void: Episode #26 – Dave Wickenden
Highlights Tips for helping writers promote their work. Performing research for our stories and how our life experiences inspire our writing. Specific tools that read our writing to us to assist writers in the editing process. I rewrote my first novel five times before it was good enough to be published. Welcome to the twenty […]
Interviews from the Void: Episode #25 – S. P. Stevens
Highlights Describing the use of magic and point of view in the fantasy genre. Worldbuilding, creating maps, and immersing ourselves in our own universes. Creating a world where our readers feel the emotion of our characters. “Things” are not important, compared to your health, and ultimately your life. Welcome to the twenty-fifth episode of Interviews […]
Interviews from the Void: Episode #24 – Katherine Karch
Highlights How we can use “change” language to engage our readers. Writing young adult fiction and garnering more readers for our work. How to make our writing stand out from the crowd. I avoid using the passive voice (was taken). I work to steer clear of the past perfect tense (had given). Welcome to the […]
Interviews from the Void: Episode #23 – Benjamin Hope
Highlights Performing research to finding the balance between mood, theme, and story. Upholding our writing craft and storytelling methods in the modern world. Deciding on point-of-view (POV) and striking a balance between the character arcs. That’s what’s wonderful about storytelling – there are no boundaries! Welcome to the twenty-third episode of Interviews from the Void, […]
Interviews from the Void: Episode #22 – Michael Ronson
Highlights The three-minute approach to naming in our stories. Writing humorous science fiction and how a well-rounded individual makes a better writer. For self-published writers, the only impetus to keep going is self-generated. It took me an embarrassingly long period of time to realize the project I actually enjoyed should be the one I worked […]
Interviews from the Void: Episode #21 – Kevin Mooseles
Highlights Deciding what points of view to cover in a story. Character development and where we find inspiration for how our characters behave. Lessons learned in traditional publishing and editing. I got to where I am because I refuse to give up on the dream and continue to have new things to say. Welcome to […]
Interviews from the Void: Episode #20 – Joseph Pascale
Highlights The history of a writer’s first draft. Pen and notebook geekery. Different mediums for writing (notebooks, computers and typewriters) and their effects on our writing. Like many writers, a trail of failed novels came before this one, but they were only failures in the sense that they weren’t completed, not that I didn’t learn […]
Interviews from the Void: Episode #19 – Amy DuBoff
Highlights Why writing science fiction allows us to explore the human experience. Self-publishing and being part of the entire publishing process. There’s a new way to watch television which can help us improve our writing. From initial conception to publishing the first volume, it was a seventeen-year journey. Welcome to the nineteenth episode of Interviews […]
Interviews from the Void: Episode #18 – Bill Ricardi
Highlights Developing maps and world building for fantasy stories. The importance of a book’s first line and how it is a promise to the reader of what’s to come. Our writing space and setting rules to free ourselves from distraction. I’m a proponent of the short, sharp paragraph. Welcome to the eighteenth episode of Interviews […]