I’m in the very early stages of planning a fantasy trilogy. It’s been running through my head for a while now, but life and other projects just keep getting in the way. (Note that I’m not complaining about that stuff. A writer’s life involves a constant juggling of priorities between the family, day job, and […]
Podcast Episode 32 – Beginnings
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott discuss what makes the beginning of a story, what works, and what doesn’t. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available at iTunes, Soundcloud, RSS and YouTube. About the hosts Jason Bougger lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife and kids. […]
Five Link Friday 2/17/17
The weekend is here. And so is another Five Links Friday link. Enjoy! 1. Having trouble getting those words out? Here’s a post by Holly Riley at Media Shower with 3 Unconventional Ways to Kick Writer’s Block to the Curb. 2. Here are 21 Quotations for Novelists from Writers Unplugged that should help get you […]
Podcast Episode 24 – Customs and Laws in Worldbuilding
In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Scott and Jason share their thoughts on what goes into setting up the society of your fictional world. How are laws made? What are the local customs? And how much writing time should you devote to this? Click the link below to stream the episode. Also […]
Five Links Friday 6/17/16
Wow, Aren’t I lame? It’s been a week since my last post, which was a Friday. The good news, however, is that since it was a Friday seven days ago, then that means it’s a Friday today! So here are Five Links for you to read over this way too hot weekend. 1. Let’s start […]
Five Links Friday 6/3/16
It’s the first Friday in June! Summer is here! If you like summer, yay! If you don’t, I can relate… Here are five links for ya either way. 1. Seriously, you can’t be a writer if you’re not a reader. But even if you’re not a writer, you should be reading. Here are 10 Benefits […]
What makes a story a story?
Something hit me when I was going through my folder of unfinished stories the other day. No matter the size of the story–some were only a few hundred words while others were several thousand–they all had one thing in common. For every story in that folder, I thought, “Hey, that’s a pretty cool idea,” followed […]
A Problem with the Scenery?
It’s always good to know your strengths and weaknesses. I like to think that my biggest strengths in writing can be found in action and dialogue. My biggest writing weakness is in the descriptions. I don’t want to say I’m terrible at writing descriptions, but I do find it very difficult to write more than […]