writing process

  • Behind “The Process”: Don’t Be Shy

    Hey writers! One of the things writers fear most is exactly the thing they should most embrace. Criticism. I don’t mean people telling you, “This is really good,” or, “This sucks.” While someone telling you something is good feels nice inside, by itself it isn’t helpful. And the latter is every writer’s worst fear (when…

  • Behind “The Process” Quickie: The most underrated writing tip of all time!

    I heard it when I was a teacher. A lot. “How do you write? Like, how do you actually make an idea into a story?” Adults will sometimes ask me that, too, after they ask the old go-to: “So…what do you do for a living?” and I respond, “I’m a writer and stay-at-home dad.” I…

  • Behind “The Process”: Rewriting

    Hey fellow writers! While writing my book, my friends and family constantly asked me: “Are you almost done yet?” They, like most people, don’t fully understand what “The Process” entails. They think you just write something and there ya go. Donesies. Not quite. I mean, you could write that way. But, as Truman Capote said,…

  • Why do I write Sci-Fi?

    On Threads Podcast: Life Unfiltered, I was recently asked, “Why science fiction?” It’s a pretty straight forward question. Right? There are lots of good answers. Right? My answer was: “I don’t know.” And I don’t. I didn’t sit down one day and say, OK, I’m going to write a science fiction novel. If anything, I…

  • Behind “The Process”: writing by HAND vs. Typing

    Behind “The Process”: writing by HAND vs. Typing

    When you write by hand, according to Joe Hill, “The only thing you have to entertain you is your own imagination.” Couldn’t agree more. No stimulus beyond what’s firing between your ears. I’ve also heard (but not confirmed) that James Patterson writes everything by hand, then an assistant types it up for him. And Ernest…