I sat down and came up with 176 new story ideas this morning. Some of them were pretty bad, but 62 of them were worth thinking more about! Even the most creative person can use some sparks once in a while. One of the ways I deal with that is a little "thing" I created [...]
Nope. I’m not that smart. From my research I can honestly say that I’ve not presented anything that hasn’t already been thought of by hackers, and in most cases, already been done. Update: 4/19 Looking back, my response to this question seems a bit weak. Let me add a bit. I wondered about this question [...]
I first began writing Distraction as a story about hacking and the dangers we may be facing because of our increasing uses of technology. I am not anti-technology, but I do believe we need to take a close look at the real risks of how we are using it today. As I began writing, I [...]
I enjoy telling stories. I grew up in a family of storytellers and I’ve used that approach in every role I’ve had through the years. Stories can be entertaining, but they also have a way of communicating truths that are very difficult to do otherwise. So, I guess I write to entertain and to hopefully [...]
My wife likes mysteries on British TV. I'll occasionally watch as well, but I was just reminded why I don't watch TV more often. We were watching a show with the usual female and male co-leads that seems to be required of most all crime/mystery shows nowadays. I have to admit the show has possibilities. [...]
I had read the articles...lots of them...describing how difficult it could be to write the second novel. "Posh, posh!", I said to myself. "That is not going to happen to me. It's another writer's myth." It's not a myth. Not for me anymore. I'm not overwhelmed by it...don't misunderstand. I will get the second one [...]
I like to write fiction. However, it is getting harder and harder to come up with ideas to write about. I'm about ready to surrender. The problem is...I'm having a hard time coming up with fiction ideas that can match the craziness of the real world. Too often, my "fiction" isn't really "fiction" anymore. Case [...]
While there may not be any real "secrets" that work for every author, I found one of mine this week. Like many other writers I hear from, especially those attempting to self-publish, doing the formal editing of the Disruption has been a real challenge. I did several initial edits myself, used a top-rated piece of [...]
After "Where do you get your ideas?", the next question I'm usually asked is "How do you get all of the details? Have you been to all of the places you write about?" For Disruption, I've been to a few of the places in the story, but not all. But even in those I have [...]
They really sometimes are invisible to us as they move through our cities and along our rivers. I saw the news about the towboat sinking this week, and as I read about it, I found stories of other recent sinkings, collisions and allusions (your vocab word for today) that didn't make the news. There [...]
