The Story of the Story so Far

  • Sep 9, 2023

My developmental editor introduced me to the concept of "Killing your darlings" and it led to removing Spacewalker's prologue.

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  • Aug 26, 2023

A recent vacation mistake has me reflecting on my most memorable sunburn.

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  • Aug 12, 2023

I used Great Stories Don't Tell Themselves by Larry Brooks to develop a Story Validation Checklist and give myself confidence in my third draft.

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  • Jul 30, 2023

Thanks to some tough love from a beta reader, I set out to better myself as a writer over the second and third drafts of Spacewalker.

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  • Jul 15, 2023

I owe my love of science fiction to my dad and his old books in the attic.

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  • Jul 1, 2023

I use the story taxonomy to compare Spacewalker with Interstellar and Mickey7, Frozen Orbit, and Finder.

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