Drive Write

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 how much having a teammate and partner means during this past holiday season. She was overseas for... Read More in Drive Write: Support Structures

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 relentlessly forward over forty-miles of rough prose. I don’t know about... Read More in Drive Write: Empower Your Verbs

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. You’re going to have to write the entire story eventually. Might... Read More in Drive Write: Writing Out of Order

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 drawing, how the story came to be, and some technical and scheduling challenges that I’m... Read More in Drive Write: Droblar.com Launches

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 timely to talk about word count in November? For those... Read More in Drive Write: Word Count

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 succeed with your 50k words. Specifically: NaNoWriMo.org – Write or write not, there is no... Read More in Drive Write: NaNoWriMo Bonus Cast!

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 Fairbanks, and finally back home to stay. Whew… Somewhere between coming home... Read More in Drive Write: Writing on the Road

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 characters. I still think that there are plenty of situations when it’s more appropriate... Read More in Drive Write: Character Descriptions

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 feels like you’ll never finish the darned thing. Even if you do... Read More in Drive Write: The Hard Parts