Category Archives: Writing

Why I Don’t Agree with Padding Out Blog Posts

In: Writing

As I promised last week, today I will be discussing why I’m so against the idea of padding out a blog post in order to reach a specific word count. One of the most widespread trends in the blogosphere these past few years has been to write incredibly long posts. Yes,  I know that this is… Read More

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Writing

In: Writing

1. Not Explaining How Things Work One of my favourite books when I was a preteen was Lois Lowry’s “The Giver.” It’s an excellent example of what happens when authors don’t explain how their worlds work. The idea of growing up in a society that had no suffering, premature death, disease, or pain of any kind mesmerized me. I… Read More

What Do Authors Owe Their Readers?

In: Writing

Lately I’ve been participating in an online discussion about a famous series that started off beautifully and ended in a way that irritated many of its longterm fans. (No, I won’t be mentioning it by name here today. If you’re insatiably curious about this, send me a private message on Twitter and we’ll talk about it… Read More

How to Survive a Post-Apocalyptic Storyline

In: Science Fiction, Writing

Congratulations! You’ve just been selected to be one of the secondary characters in an upcoming post-apocalyptic novel. If you wish to die nobly in order to spur the main character on at a critical moment in the plot, please disregard the rest of this message. There is always a need for volunteers for this position, and so… Read More

Why Everyone Should Stop Using Pop-Ups

In: Writing

This is a repost from my old blog. I will be back next week with new material.  I don’t normally rant on this blog, but I’ve been having issues with pop-ups lately. Pop-up advertisements are one of the fastest and most efficient ways to drive me away from a site. It doesn’t matter how much I loved… Read More