Drive Write: Episode 15 – Support Structures This week I’m talking about personal support structures. In particular, I’m expressing appreciation for everything my wife does to help me perform on my creative projects. I’ve been reminded of just

Drive Write: Empower Your Verbs

Nov 27th, 2013

Drive Write: Episode 14 – Free your… No. Empower… Hmmm… Unleash your verbs! We’re talking about verbs on Drive Write this week. Action! Verbs are all about the ‘doing’ of a thing. They are motion. They are intent. They are what spurs a story re

Character Description – Reprise

Nov 27th, 2013

The October 21 episode of Drive Write focused on including an appropriate amount of description in stories. I recorded the podcast in response to some comments that David Farland made in an online panel and discussion of those comments in this

Drive Write: Writing Out of Order

Nov 18th, 2013

DriveWrite: Episode 13 – Writing Out of Order This week on Drive Write I’m talking about writing out of order. The gist of my argument is, if there’s a piece of your book that you’re excited to write… write it. Stitch everything together later.

Drive Write: Droblar.com Launches

Nov 13th, 2013

Drive Write: Episode 12 – Droblar.com Launches This week on Drive Write, I give a mid-month update on my NaNoWriMo progress. I also introduce (formally, and kinda/sorta for the first time) the Droblar webcomic. I talk about why I started drawin

Drive Write: Word Count

Nov 5th, 2013

Drive Write – Episode 11 – Word Count Hello and welcome to Drive Write, the podcast about one storyteller’s journey to becoming a published author. Today on Drive Write, I talk about word count. What is it, why is it important, and why is it ti

Drive Write: NaNoWriMo Bonus Cast!

Oct 30th, 2013

Drive Write: Episode 10 – NaNoWriMo Bonus Cast! What’s this? A BONUS CAST!?! That’s right, folks. NaNoWriMo is coming and this year I’m participating. In this cast, I talk about my plans for November and point out a couple resources to help you

Drive Write: Writing on the Road

Oct 29th, 2013

Drive Write: Episode 9 – Writing on the Road The past six weeks have had me at three conferences in as many states. I’ve traveled from Alaska to Texas, back to Alaska, down and over to South Carolina, back again to Anchorage, up north to Fairba

Drive Write: Character Descriptions

Oct 21st, 2013

Drive Write: Episode 8 – Character Descriptions This week on Drive Write, I talk about describing characters for your readers. One of the critiques that I’ve received in the past is that I fail to give enough physical description of my characte

Drive Write: The Hard Parts

Oct 14th, 2013

Drive Write: Episode 7 – The Hard Parts This week on Drive Write, I talk about hitting rough stretches of novel-writing road. There comes a point in the life of any project when it loses its luster. Other projects seem more interesting. It feel

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