Review: King’s Quest (2015-2016)
It was a great day for Roberta Williams fans when Sierra announced that they were relaunching her flagship adventure game series, King’s Quest. As you all know, I’m a big […]
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Cover Reveal
At long last, I’m delighted to present the cover of AMONG THE RED STARS. The HarperTeen crew did such a beautiful job with this and I’m delighted with how the […]
Women in the Army: It’s No Alternate History
Today is the release day for Silver Stars, the sequel to Front Lines, Michael Grant’s alternate history where women served in World War II. I’ve already taken this series to […]
The Humanities
Today the Trump administration announced plans to cut the entire Endowment for the Arts and Humanities. While this is an abhorrent move by a troglodyte administration, it is not as […]
Eleven
Stranger Things, the Platonic ideal of contemporary 80s nostalgia, burst onto the scene back in July to instant popularity and very little critical examination. Thereafter, it has rapidly assumed a […]
Three Weak Conflicts
Conflict makes or breaks a story. A strong conflict grabs readers and keeps them engaged; a weak conflict leaves them bored and uninvested. Very often, when readers love the premise […]
What’s So Great About Supergirl
Supergirl debuted into a crowded field of superhero television to good reviews but an underwhelming audience response. As it gears up for season 2, let’s take a look at why […]
Reducing Word Count: It’s Not about the Numbers
Reducing word count sometimes feels like the holy grail of revisions. Countless blog posts make long lists of words that you should ruthlessly excise from your manuscript, ranging from “really” […]
Writing Without Motivation
This post is part of the Writers Write All Blog Hop hosted by A Writer Named Charley. Thank you for organizing, Charley. One of the hardest shifts I had to […]
An Introduction to Damsels in Distress
The damsel in distress is one of the oldest and most pervasive clichés in fiction and also one of the most reviled. So wide is the knowledge that damsels in […]