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How Not to Write Yourself into a Corner (in Your Novel and in Life)

Jul 28, 2014 | Book Three, Imagination & Creativity, Philosophy, Plot Development, World-Building, Writer's Block, writing | 2 comments

There’s something known as writing yourself into a corner. This phrase might be used to describe any number of authorial ailments, from the scene that mystifyingly “doesn’t work,” to the sinking realization—many chapters in—that your entire plot resolution hinges on...

#Excerpt from Paths of Alir, A Pattern of Shadow & Light Book 3

Jul 6, 2014 | Book Three, eBooks, Excerpts, fantasy, Paths of Alir | 0 comments

Paths of Alir, the third book in my epic fantasy series, A Pattern of Shadow & Light, is in the final stages of pre-production (cover design and layout for press). The publication date is scheduled for October, 2014. Believe me, I understand that...

How Not to Write Yourself into a Corner (in Your Novel and in Life)

#Excerpt from Paths of Alir, A Pattern of Shadow & Light Book 3

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