Save me from flawed whiny protagonists
Fiction used to be filled with competent heroes. They knew stuff. They struggled against outrageous odds without complaint. They had a huge tool kit […]
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Villains by Necessity
Last month I talked about what makes a great hero. This month I decided to look at the other side of the coin. What makes […]
Nom De Plume
Or, if you will, pen name. There’s a long history of writers publishing under pen names. The reasons vary. It could be to hide […]
We Can Be Heroes
What makes an effective hero? You know what, that word is too loaded. What makes an effective protagonist? Some people will insist that the protagonist […]
Filing the Serial Numbers Off
by Raymond M. Coulombe Everybody steals, every writer that is. So when you steal, steal from the best. (I think I stole that saying from […]
Serial Killers
Series are a double edged sword. If you are an author or publisher who depends on sales of your books, series are the way to […]
Drinking From the Well
by Raymond M. Coulombe One of the first things a writing teacher will tell their students is: write what you know. Okay, that makes sense. […]
A Death is a Terrible Thing to Waste
by Patrick LeClerc As authors, we control the things that happen to our characters. We put them through the wringer, because we need to show […]
Back in the Saddle by Raymond M. Coulombe
1/28/17 There’s an old saying that the best thing a writer can have is a source of income independent of writing. That’s true enough, but […]