Every story I have ever written began with something that actually happened. Not a plot, not a character arc — a moment. A feeling I could not put down.
Read MoreEvery story I have ever written began with something that actually happened. Not a plot, not a character arc — a moment. A feeling I could not put down.
Read MoreWhen King Andovar and the Little Empress came out, I felt two things at once: pride, and the sudden sharp awareness of everything I did not know.
Read MoreI write two hours every night after my family goes to sleep. That is the whole system. Simple to describe, genuinely difficult to protect.
Read MoreThe most common mistake writers make when drawing from life is being too faithful to what actually happened. Real events do not arrive with narrative structure built in.
Read MoreEvery week I talk to aspiring authors who are overwhelmed by everything they think they need to do online. Let me simplify it.
Read MoreThis book took years to write. Not because I was slow, but because the story itself needed that time — to grow, to clarify, to become what it needed to be.
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