Even – or especially – in great stories, slip-ups like these can feel apocalyptic.
Snatching Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory: The Two Least Best Moments On Supernatural (Didn’t Have To Be This Way)
The Writing Lodge: Top-Down Character Writing – A Map From Last To First
Character is fundamental.
The Writing Lodge: How A Great Spider-Man Story (Almost) Solved The Worst
Don’t deal with the devil unless you’re prepared to dance with demons.
On Beta-Reading
When you think you’re ready to go to print, it’s the sometimes inglorious job of the beta reader to say, “No, you’re not, and here’s why.”
The Writing Lodge: Slushpile Millionaire
My point today is going to sound minor at first, even nitpicky, but the more I go on, the more it’s going to sound emblematic of an institutional problem with how certain facets of the traditional publishing industry view themselves
The Writing Lodge: Short Stories And The Long Game
(Welcome to the latest Looking Glass column, The Writing Lodge! Here I’ll discuss various aspects of the writing process. I may even invite guest authors from the literary community in on occasion. For now, though, here’s something I’ve been thinking