I write using an outline. If you’re doing work-for-hire, you’ll probably have to turn in a chapter-by-chapter outline before you turn in a manuscript. I know there are many writers out there who prefer not to work with an outline, however. I find outlines to be invaluable tools for keeping a story on track and [...]
Growing an outline into a story
Filed under Tips & Tools on January 20, 2009
Tagged: fantasy fiction, outlines, Shattered Amulet
Making a dent in Shattered Amulet
Filed under Writing Journal on November 4, 2008
Tagged: nanowrimo, Shattered Amulet
November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). For those who haven’t ever heard of this event, NaNoWriMo offers a challenge for writers to produce a 50,000 word novel between November 1 and November 30. If you do the math, that’s just under 1700 words per day. The goal is not to produce a polished manuscript [...]
Logan Shadowhand: a retrospective (part three)
Filed under Fiction, Writing Journal on September 9, 2008
Tagged: fantasy fiction, Logan Shadowhand, Shattered Amulet
I graduated with my Bachelor’s in the summer of 2003 and won the Maiden of Pain open call in the fall. I spent the next year writing that novel. After a short break, I returned to Logan Shadowhand and the story I was now calling Shattered Amulet. Maiden taught me a lot and I wanted [...]
Logan Shadowhand: a retrospective (part two)
Filed under Fiction, Writing Journal on September 2, 2008
Tagged: fantasy fiction, Logan Shadowhand, Shattered Amulet
I wrote about 14 pages of the original manuscript featuring Logan Shadowhand in the time between my senior year in high school and when I met my wife. It sat in a folder until after we got married. When I pulled it out again, I knew the story needed some serious work. My first change [...]
Logan Shadowhand: a retrospective (part one)
Filed under Fiction, Writing Journal on August 26, 2008
Tagged: fantasy fiction, Logan Shadowhand, Shattered Amulet
I first attempted to transform Logan Shadowhand from a roleplaying game character into a literary hero about 15 years ago. He’s evolved quite a bit since then. I still have copies of those early manuscripts, some in hard copy and some in electronic. At Ravyn’s request, I’m going to share pieces of them with you [...]
