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…

80% Is The New 50%

When approaching a due date, my wise high school art teacher would tell us, “When you think you are 80% done, you are really only 50% done.” So, I am 80% done with my Great Novel. I have been 80% done with my novel for approximately two years. In that time I have written thousands…

To Read, Perchance To Write: Ay, There’s The Rub

A few weeks back, one of my childhood friends sent me a message on Facebook asking for recommendations for fantasy and mystery books for her daughter. I began to reflect on books I’ve read and loved, and began making recommendations off the top of my head. Most of them were either classics or about fifteen…