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  • Mistaken Advice: Part II – Write What You Know

    Series Overview The more I learn about writing, the more advice I see from writers. Now, much of it is very good and sensible. But there are some things that I have seen writers say, that I am increasingly more and more alarmed at. As I have traveled further on… read more

  • A Series On Mistaken Advice: Part One – Find Your Style

    About This Series The more I learn about writing, the more advice I see from writers. Now, much of it is very good and sensible. But there are some things that I have seen writers say, that I am increasingly more and more alarmed at. As I have traveled further… read more

  • The Death Of The Gods

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  • Glorified Death: Part II – How To Use Death Properly

    A Writer Can Use Death To Make Their Story Effective Last time, I talked about the way many writers use death as an answer to all of their writing problems. I explained the problems with this, and brought up several other possible answers that solved the problems but did not… read more

  • A Short Advertisement

    My second book, The Last Captain In Chains, is now on Amazon! ‘Orenn is left behind, and Aylmer, a scarred hero of the Black War, now stands in the midst of his enemies. Responsible for the lives of his people and his allies, but unable to help them, he is… read more

  • Glorified Death – Part I: A Writer’s Answer To All Their Problems

    The Glorification of Death: A Common Fantasy Theme Throughout the years that I have written and read fantasy, I have noticed one particular disturbing fact: The value of human life is completely ignored. Everything stems off of death. Writers seem to use it as their go-to answer for common writing… read more

  • Against The Stereotypes

    There’s a difference between cliché and stereotype. The picture above is an example of a cliché of going against stereotypes. I believe the most clichéd version is a red umbrella amongst a host of black ones. Stereotypes Character stereotypes have been a dislike of mine for a long time. Impersonal,… read more

  • Scams: How Can You Tell?

    My First Encounter The day I got on goodreads, I was sent a friend request. Since the person was an author, and I wanted to get in contact with other authors, I accepted. The day after, he messaged me, saying he had just finished reading my book. He praised it,… read more

  • Stories, To Inspire

    Childhood Stories The stories that you read as a child affect your life as an adult. When a writer reads a story, he is not only inspired in a personal way, but his imagination, and even his reason for writing in the first place, can be affected. I grew up… read more

  • Write What You Know

    The Saying – Is It Accurate? Probably the most popular advice a new writer will ever find online is ‘write what you know.’ It’s in all the books and articles, and is one of the first answers to questions new writers have, like ‘What should I write?’ ‘How do I… read more