I didn't start with a plot. I started with a villain. And then I waterboarded the bastard. I asked him who he was, what he wanted, why he wanted...
The most basic way is to dig a hole, drop trou, take care of business, and then bury your feces for the good of the species. Large trenches...
"I'm tired of being a necessary evil." --Morgan "The lies you tell yourself are the lies that define you." --Isaac "You can't trust Isaac. He's...
Go right ahead. I'm glad you liked it.
They're good machines, but I keep wearing out the keyboards. I probably use too much force when typing. Used T-series ThinkPads work better for me.
I liked Scrivener back when I used a Mac, but I stopped using Mac after Steve Jobs died and found that Scrivener didn't do much that I couldn't do...
Fair enough, but I find I can avoid a lot of hassle by just calling people assholes.
I haven't used Google Docs in years because... I no longer trust Google. I prefer to disable my network connection when writing. Web apps are...
It's my understanding that the word has different connotations in the UK vs the US. Also, it's one of those words where gender politics come into...
There's no such thing as a good first draft, especially if you're new to the craft. The vast majority of a writer's work is turd-polishing. You...
The ship just crashed. The captain's dead, the food supplies were destroyed in the crash, the ship's potable water supply is contaminated by a...
If you're going to write comedic romance, or romantic comedy, the first thing you should do is read as many books in the genre as you can,...
This is from my last novel: London can be a cruel city, and my duties as an Adversary often demanded I face it at its coldest. Not that it...
The only profanity I don't use in my writing is "cunt", and that's because my wife made a point of telling me she doesn't like the way that word...
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