This is the final chapter in The Starburst Method. It has been quite a journey! Our goal has been to work from an initial concept to pr...

Can writing be taught? Yes, but there's a price. Here's how F. Scott Fitzgerald put it: You’ve got to sell your heart, your...

Ever thought about using a public domain character? You could. Felix the Cat is available, as is Black Beauty, Oliver Twist and Dr. Dolit...

Scammers are sending out fake invitations to speak at Bexley College. So far mostly SF/F writers have been targeted. Courtesy of Victor...

I've received some great, fantastic, fabulous news today and, as a result, I have the attention span of a humming-bird at a candy fa...

Yesterday I talked about how Chuck Wendig writes a novel . Chuck gave great advice, but one point in particular stayed with me: make your...

The Terrible Mind of Chuck Wendig Late yesterday I wrote a short post about Chuck Wendig's fun writing challenge and someone joke...

I just learnt about Chuck Wendig's Flash Fiction Challenge from a nice person in John Ward's Writer's Discussion Group .  I...

Today I'm going to do what I promised yesterday and step us through the rest of our five paragraph summary of the journey of your Her...

This is a continuation of my series on the Starburst Method: - T he Starburst Method: What It Is And What It Can Do - The Starburst M...