The Art of Making Things Up As You Go
When it comes to writing, I’m definitely a pantser. I suppose this tracks, since I’m also a TTRPG nerd, and the entire game is just responding to what the gamemaster says and hoping things work…
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#IdRatherBeGaming: My Odd Relationship With LitRPG
One of my most amusing memories of grad school comes from the semester Kevin Hearn, author of the Iron Druid Chronicles, was the guest speaker. Someone asked him if he read romance novels, to which…
My Build-A-Character Moment
You know what’s amazing about working in a field you love that happens to collide with your hobbies? That moment where you’re doing a hobby thing and suddenly realize a whole new approach to something…
Presenting: Immersive Storytelling in Action
If you navigate to any of the main pages of my site (listed above in a neat menu for your convenience), you’ll find it’s no secret my angle on fiction. I combine my MFA with…
4 Techniques to Keep Readers Turning Pages of a Multi-Pov Novel
Turning a page is such a small, simple action. And yet, getting readers to continuously do it several hundred times can be a herculean task. Of course, the turning of pages can be metaphoric, and…
Writing a Book with Multiple POVs Part 2: Story
Picture it: Holiday, year of choice. Fifteen people sit around a table, three of whom decide they will tell the story of an event they all recently attended. As they do, the other twelve sit…
Writing a Book with Multiple POVs Part 1: Structure
Writing multiple perspectives in a novel can be likened to the common idiom “there are two sides to every story,” where you replace “two” with however many characters’ points-of-view (or POVs) are used to tell…
Can I turn My Table-Top Role-Playing Game Into a Novel? Yes, But It Will Take Some Work
I played in my first TTRPG campaign at age seven. My parents really didn’t mess around with “starting them early.” My character was a thief-type named Nara. She had dark hair (like me), violet eyes…
I’m Okay With Being a Pretend Legend in My Own Mind
“Once upon a time, I was part of a group who spent the evening at the home of a wealthy businessperson. While we engaged in a game of chance, some of my group heard a…