Figuring out my characters

Feb 23, 2015 | Escapeboard, skate

For my skateboard fiction series, I’m busy figuring out all the details which includes my characters. So far, this is what I’ve come up with: Char. 1: Stu. He loves the shit town and the crappy scene he’s surrounded by. Afraid of change and...

The dumb writer needs to catch up

Feb 21, 2015 | Blog

So after yesterday’s Mathematical breakdown my head has been spinning. I tried to talk to my partner about the numbers; what is known by the Publisher and Editor but rarely by the Writer, and she hated it. The thought was: books are Art not Products and...

Writing Fiction: for Accountants

Feb 21, 2015 | before, Blog

I’m going to paraphrase Shawn Coyne’s Storygrid chapter, The Math because I want to drill this into my head! The average novel is 80-100k words. The average beginning is 25% of the book (25k) The average middle is 50% (50k) The average end is 25% (25k)...

Writers platform: Blogger or Medium?

Feb 21, 2015 | Blog

Do you know your writers spaces? You have a lot of choices: Blogger, WordPress, Medium, Tumblr, GitHub, Wattpad etc. Where would you go to place your words online? I’ve just answered this question on Quora: What’s the difference between Blogger and Medium?...

What if I wrote a new story?

Feb 19, 2015 | Blog, Escapeboard, skate

Today I played with the ‘what if’ formula. Just starting a sentence with ‘what if…’ and seeing where it takes me. Story is a skill which can be learnt I believe, so practice makes perfect! Even if these ideas never get written the...