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Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor by alicexz on deviantART

Deep Breath – Big Sexy Woman by sugarpoultry on deviantART

Cas in Roman costume by euclase on deviantART

So today I was reading this article where the wife of a Star Wars artist blames cosplayers for comic creators not making money at conventions. I must say my first thought was, “Who goes to San Diego Comic-Con for comics?” Which is obviously sad in a way, since it originally…

Ice and Fire by rubendevela on deviantART Is Lyanna Stark really described as a brunette in the books? Because I’d love to cosplay her.

So. It appears I haven’t posted anything here since February 2013. That’s …. a long time, isn’t it? I believe I’ve spent most of that time over on Twitter, which I much prefer to any other form of social media. I shall try to be over here more often now….

Flying by the seat of your pants is old aviation slang for flying by instinct, by how it feels rather than using your (at the time rudimentary) tech instruments. In the writing world, starting your book with no plot pre-planning, just putting pen to paper and seeing where you go,…

I love the stuff one can find when researching in old newspapers. I also love that humans have been fascinated by cats and dogs cuddling for centuries. This would have been on I Can Has Cheezburger if it took place today.

So now you know how you’re going to write. You’ve got your pen or your keyboard. What now? Most Craft-Of-Writing books are full of useless advice. Don’t put in excess information (info dump). Yeah, obviously. But if you’re a beginner, how do you recognize what’s excess and what’s not? Don’t…

I was asked a very long time ago to post some advice about writing for beginning authors. This is more difficult than it sounds. Writing is… Okay, I’m not going to say it’s a mystical experience that can’t be pinned down, or that it’s something one does and cannot be…