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The Hazards of Origin Stories

Posted onOctober 31, 2023October 31, 2023Leave a comment

Our modern media is awash with reboots, adaptations, and re-imaginings, which means that we’ve become very familiar with origin stories involving characters that we already know. While many of these stories are perfectly serviceable, let’s take the opportunity to examine some of the potential issues Read More …

CategoriesCraft of WritingTagsfor writers, origin stories, superheroes, writing tips

Finding Your Unique Writing Process

Posted onAugust 31, 2023August 31, 2023Leave a comment

Years ago, while attending a writing conference as an instructor, I was approached by another writer who asked me what my writing process is. I obligingly described my nightly writing routine as well as giving a few details on my writing goals and how I Read More …

CategoriesCraft of WritingTagsfor writers, writing life, writing tips

I asked 750k People What Would Convince them to Buy an Unknown Author’s Book

Posted onJune 5, 2023June 5, 2023Leave a comment

A couple of months ago, I posted a single question in several Facebook groups for writers and authors with a total membership of over 780,000. My question was this: “What would convince you to buy a book from an author you’ve never heard of?” The Read More …

CategoriesCraft of WritingTagsfor writers, Keltin Moore, marketing, writing tips

Tips for Handling Writer Blindness

Posted onMarch 1, 2023March 1, 2023Leave a comment

Have you become blind to the mistakes in your manuscript? Are you in that limbo of eternal editing without really getting anything done? Here are a few tips to break you out of that ongoing cycle. Change Your Font, Color, and Text Size Oftentimes, we Read More …

CategoriesCraft of WritingTagsediting, for writers, writer blindness

The Style of Hellboy Covers a Multitude of Sins

Posted onJanuary 27, 2023January 27, 2023Leave a comment

I recently finished reading all six volumes of the collected Hellboy library editions as well as the complete Hellboy in Hell compilation, and as a longtime fan of the character and this series, I have come to a difficult conclusion: Mike Mignola is a terrible Read More …

CategoriesLindsay's MusingsTagsfor writers, graphic novels, Hellboy, plotting

4 Ways to Expand Your Reading Tastes

Posted onNovember 9, 2022November 10, 2022Leave a comment

Whether you’re a young, budding writer or an older, experienced author, reading is an essential part of your craft. Reading is a critical habit to form as a writer and cultivate your empathy as a human being. A Discover Magazine’s article on reading notes how consuming books Read More …

CategoriesCraft of WritingTagsfor writers, reading for pleasure, writing life, writing tips

The Benefits of Outlines

Posted onSeptember 27, 2022September 27, 2022Leave a comment

I am not an organized writer. I rarely have a detailed plan before I start a story, and what little pre-planning I do have is almost never written down. But even as an organic writer (I resent the term ‘pantser’) I can see the advantages Read More …

CategoriesCraft of WritingTagsfor writers, outlines, writing tips

The Writer’s Struggle to Read for Pleasure

Posted onAugust 29, 2022August 29, 20221 Comment

One of the best known tips for writers is to be well-read. This has been said hundreds of ways by hundreds of authors, poets, and lecturers. Perhaps one of the best known variants comes from Stephen King: ““If you don’t have time to read, you Read More …

CategoriesLindsay's MusingsTagsfor writers, reading for pleasure, writing life

10 Things You Don’t Want to Hear At Your Book Launch Party

Posted onMay 31, 2022May 31, 20222 Comments

1. I’m pretty sure I’ve already read this book. 2. Do you have any books for sale that you didn’t write? 3. I gave your book a one-star rating. My plan is to add stars to keep track of my reading progress. I’ll get started Read More …

CategoriesCraft of Writing, Just for FunTagsfor writers, funny, Top Ten List

10 Things A Writer Shouldn’t Say to Their Editor

Posted onMarch 25, 2022March 25, 2022Leave a comment

1. Have you heard of that 50,000 word novel that doesn’t include the letter E? That’s my favorite book. 2. I don’t like negativity. Could you rephrase every criticism as a positive statement? 3. If I mention you in my foreword, can I get a Read More …

CategoriesCraft of Writing, Just for FunTagsediting, for writers, funny, Top Ten List

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