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testing Testing is complete. I think I will slowly port old blog posts here and see how a wix blog works.


Project word counter
I was searching for an online word tracker for my novels, so I can put them on my website,http://horwtr.com for all to see. But I...


Is it Plot?
New storytellers often have trouble telling the difference between “things happening” and “a story unfolding.” Without the ability to...


The Eight Character Archetypes of the Hero’s Journey – Mythcreants
In The Hero of a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell demonstrated that many of the most popular stories, even over thousands of years and...


Top Ten Bits of Writing Advice That you should Ignore – Strand Mag
I agree with this article. I don’t follow these rules. I have read a few books that follow these rules to the letter, and those books...


Dear Broke Reader: Your Sense of Entitlement is Killing Me
I found this article online from a FB repost and it is excellent. It paints a clear picture of pirating books. And yes, I’ve stumbled...


The Second Layer of Plot
Last month we talked about the first layer of plot for your novel—your one-sentence summary. The purpose of a one-sentence summary is to...


Why I write about Zombies
(c)2014 In one word: Excitement. Zombie fiction for me has a lot of potential. There’s a lot more that can be explored with these...


Single. Minded. Focus.
My story is in editing at the TV company / studio. Sounds good. From Fragments of Fear: Our high octane narrator Kurt Wylde brings a...
Plot Generator
I was playing around with a plot generator — just for a laugh. The first time I added in actual information on a current idea and (with a...
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