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2020

Writing About Touchy Subjectsoriginal ↗
25 Aug 2020
Why Tapas Restaurants Fill Me with Rageoriginal ↗
20 Jul 2020
Ecommerce, Tax Nexus, and a Short Story for Youoriginal ↗
13 Jul 2020
My 5 Favorite Bad Moviesoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2020
Fantasy Settings: How Much Do We Really Need to See?original ↗
18 May 2020
The 5 Most Underrated Fantasy Books I’ve Ever Readoriginal ↗
11 May 2020
Sideburnsoriginal ↗
4 May 2020
Unusual Narrative Styles in Fictionoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2020
Two Pitchersoriginal ↗
6 Apr 2020
Announcing the Sequel to “Gerald Barkley Rocks”original ↗
1 Apr 2020
My Pitch for an “X-Files” Episodeoriginal ↗
23 Mar 2020
Lessons From Catsoriginal ↗
16 Mar 2020
Hot Sauce and the Importance of Humororiginal ↗
3 Mar 2020
Podcasts I’ll Never Makeoriginal ↗
25 Feb 2020
Architect or Gardener: Which Kind of Writer Are You?original ↗
18 Feb 2020
When Writing Dialogue, Don’t Forget Who’s Talkingoriginal ↗
20 Jan 2020
Kyle’s Time Travelin’ Tour, 2019 Editionoriginal ↗
15 Jan 2020

2019

My Favorite Books of 2019original ↗
31 Dec 2019
Happy Birthday “Gerald Barkley Rocks”!original ↗
18 Dec 2019
My Takeaways from NaNoWriMooriginal ↗
9 Dec 2019
Praise or Honest Feedback: Which Are You Asking For?original ↗
2 Dec 2019
Is All Art Really Quite Useless?original ↗
25 Nov 2019
Literary Necromancy: Resurrecting Your Dead Manuscriptoriginal ↗
18 Nov 2019
Let’s Get Ready for NaNoWriMooriginal ↗
1 Nov 2019
The Similarities of Playing Magic: The Gathering and Writing Fictionoriginal ↗
7 Oct 2019
Why You Should Be Reading Flash Fictionoriginal ↗
30 Sept 2019
Looking Back at Your Old Workoriginal ↗
16 Sept 2019
The Stories Behind the Stories of “Monsters at Dusk”original ↗
9 Sept 2019
“Monsters at Dusk” Arrives This Fridayoriginal ↗
2 Sept 2019
10 Stories, 10 Samplesoriginal ↗
26 Aug 2019
An Early Look at “Monsters at Dusk”original ↗
19 Aug 2019
Creating the Cover of “Monsters at Dusk”original ↗
12 Aug 2019
Don’t Get Stumped: 5 Ways to Beat Writer’s Blockoriginal ↗
5 Aug 2019
The Curious Case of Why Short Story Collections Don’t Selloriginal ↗
29 Jul 2019
5 Ways to Excel at Taking Criticism Poorlyoriginal ↗
22 Jul 2019
Has Your Antagonist Stolen Your Story?original ↗
15 Jul 2019
For Writers, Hoarding Ideas Is a Big Mistakeoriginal ↗
1 Jul 2019
Proofreading Tips for Writersoriginal ↗
24 Jun 2019
What To Do With a One-Star Revieworiginal ↗
3 Jun 2019
An Excerpt from “Monsters at Dusk”original ↗
28 May 2019
Pulp Fiction and the Art of Non-Linear Storytellingoriginal ↗
20 May 2019
You Need To Turn Off Your Internal Salespersonoriginal ↗
13 May 2019
Research Tips for Writers: Lessons from Jackie Chan’s Uncleoriginal ↗
6 May 2019
Zombies, Storytelling, and Why Dead Ideas Don’t Dieoriginal ↗
29 Apr 2019
The Question of Simplistic Morals in Epic Fantasyoriginal ↗
16 Apr 2019
3 Reasons to Join a Writers’ Grouporiginal ↗
8 Apr 2019
Announcing Wee Stories: 1,001 One-Word Talesoriginal ↗
1 Apr 2019
The Anatomy of a Line Breakoriginal ↗
25 Mar 2019
The Grand “Finish It!” Initiativeoriginal ↗
18 Mar 2019
3 Signs Your Novel Has Too Many POV Charactersoriginal ↗
11 Mar 2019
For Writers, Distractions Are Essentialoriginal ↗
4 Mar 2019
Patreon, Crowdfunding, and the Future of Writers’ Revenueoriginal ↗
11 Feb 2019
5 Best Fantasy Book Seriesoriginal ↗
4 Feb 2019
Is Setting the Least Important Element of Fiction?original ↗
21 Jan 2019
Is an Author’s Intent Irrelevant?original ↗
14 Jan 2019
I Am Your Father: Making Similarities Work in Fictionoriginal ↗
7 Jan 2019

2018

My Favorite Books of 2018original ↗
31 Dec 2018
Kyle’s Time Travelin’ Tour, 2018 Editionoriginal ↗
24 Dec 2018
What Makes a Story Cliche?original ↗
17 Dec 2018
Gerald Barkley Rocks is Available Now!original ↗
7 Dec 2018
Gerald Barkley Rocks Arrives This Friday!original ↗
3 Dec 2018
Why Don’t They Call the Cops? – Answering Your Readers’ Questions Before They Ask Themoriginal ↗
12 Nov 2018
Staying Shameless When Self Promotingoriginal ↗
5 Nov 2018
3 Ways to Scare the Pants Off Your Readersoriginal ↗
31 Oct 2018
Art, Artists, Money, and Fansoriginal ↗
22 Oct 2018
A Hidden Track: A Night with Black Cat Waltz, written by Bob Spellman for Soundwave Magazine, 1975original ↗
16 Oct 2018
Ignoring the Internal Criticoriginal ↗
24 Sept 2018
The Power of Revisionoriginal ↗
17 Sept 2018
3 Signs You’re Starting Your Story in the Wrong Placeoriginal ↗
10 Sept 2018
6 Telltale Signs You’re Reading an Epic Fantasy Noveloriginal ↗
4 Sept 2018
Be Conciseoriginal ↗
20 Aug 2018
Is Your Prologue Unnecessary?original ↗
13 Aug 2018
Why You Should Write What You Don’t Knoworiginal ↗
9 Jul 2018
The Perks of Keeping a Notebookoriginal ↗
25 Jun 2018
Celebrating Father’s Day with 4 Famous Dads of Sci-Fi & Fantasyoriginal ↗
17 Jun 2018
3 Mistakes Writers Make When Writing Dialogue (And How to Fix Them)original ↗
11 Jun 2018
Sympathy for the Titan: Thanos & How to Create a Good Bad Guyoriginal ↗
29 May 2018
Why the “This Meets That” Pitch Doesn’t Workoriginal ↗
23 Apr 2018
The Infinity Draft: 3 Questions That Can Help End the Endlessoriginal ↗
16 Apr 2018
Story Ideas: Where Do They Come From and Where Can We Find More?original ↗
9 Apr 2018
Enter Late, Leave Earlyoriginal ↗
2 Apr 2018
Originality is Overratedoriginal ↗
26 Mar 2018
Should You Lie to Your Fellow Writers?original ↗
12 Mar 2018
Are You Forgetting Your Setting?original ↗
26 Feb 2018
The Gunslinger and Character Backstoryoriginal ↗
19 Feb 2018
Working With Beta Readersoriginal ↗
22 Jan 2018
Raising the Stakesoriginal ↗
15 Jan 2018
Writers, Don’t Defend Your Charactersoriginal ↗
8 Jan 2018
Setting Writing Resolutions for 2018original ↗
2 Jan 2018

2017

My Favorite Books of 2017original ↗
26 Dec 2017
NaNoWriMo 2017 in Revieworiginal ↗
4 Dec 2017
Why the Divide Between Speculative Fiction and Literature?original ↗
27 Nov 2017
Unearned and Pointless: When Character Deaths Don’t Workoriginal ↗
20 Nov 2017
Vonnegut, King, Rushdie, and the Art of the Opening Lineoriginal ↗
13 Nov 2017
Wonderland is a Shade of Whiteoriginal ↗
31 Oct 2017
Why You Should Try National Novel Writing Monthoriginal ↗
23 Oct 2017
Chunk Writing and Why It Might Work For Youoriginal ↗
25 Sept 2017
Developing Good Characters in Fictionoriginal ↗
11 Sept 2017
Why You Should Read More Short Storiesoriginal ↗
28 Aug 2017
Promises, Promises: The Assurances We Make to Our Readersoriginal ↗
21 Aug 2017
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