Facing The First Draft

A friend of mine once said, “The blank page is the mind unspoken.” While said with his typical, but lovable, pomposity, I believe this holds true, whether for a physical page or a blank word document with its cursor blinking at you, telling you it is time to write. But, what to write? The first…

How To Keep Fictional Horses Real – Part 1

Recently, I was reading Lit and Scribbles (a great blog). In a post on world-building, Jae wrote: A HORSE IS A HORSE There are things that you’ll do when you worldbuild that you shouldn’t. You’ll take the things that you are familiar with and put them in exactly as you’re familiar with them. Take for…