S4E5 – Back to Basics: Punctuation
Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop. – Lynne Truss
Writing Roots
S4E4 – Answering the Muse
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. – Maya Angelou
S4E3 – Finding the Right Place to Write
“Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open.” – Stephen King
Industry Spotlight – Dennis Medbury
Writing Roots is beginning a new segment called Industry Spotlight. These episodes will feature interviews with people involved in the publishing process, including authors, editors,… Read More »Industry Spotlight – Dennis Medbury
S4E2 – Battle of the Pen and Keyboard
There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed. – Ernest Hemingway
S4E1 – Getting the Most from NaNoWriMo
Keep your head in the clouds and your hands on the keyboard. – Marissa Me
S3E9 – Monsters and Horror
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. – H.P. Lovecraft
S3E8 – Building a Pantheon
Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. – Aristotle
S3 Bonus – The Forge: Short Horror Stories
Every writer has heard the adage “write what you know” at least a dozen times. What does it even mean? As writers, especially of fiction,… Read More »S3 Bonus – The Forge: Short Horror Stories
S3E7 – Weaknesses
The more limitations you put on a character often times the better a character you’ll make them, the more interesting the story becomes because the character can’t simply wave a hand and make something happen. They have to work within the framework. – Brandon Sanderson