Today kicks off NaNoWriMo. I’ve completed most of my novel’s outline, and I cranked out over 1500 words in just a few hours. The outline thing seems to have gotten me off to a great start! My writing came easily, I didn’t have to debate plot lines, or wonder where the hell …

I’m actually preparing myself for NaNoWriMo this year. I suppose it’s really just a coincidence, but I’m creating an outline for my novel, “The Secret of Kingship”. I finished reading Robert McKee’s book, “Story”, and it has inspired me. It truly gave …

It seems to me that self-publishing has an awful reputation in the literary community. I think the view is that if you’re not good enough to get picked up by a major magazine or publishing house, then you’re just not worth reading. However, we see more and more in other arts that …