Thaddeus Howze
My observations on writing, the craft of storytelling and what you can do to make writing easier, better and more fulfilling.
Why write speculative fiction? The answers are varied, numerous and wonderful; speculative fiction is designed to create new worlds.
Stop aspiring. Write.
In the beginning, your skill is not equal to your taste…
Kill Your TV!
I say this ubiquitous eye, this cyclopean mind thief, stealing your thoughts, your volition, your dreams, this procrastination machine, this time bandit, a beast not content with your mind, but one bound to seek the depths of your soul, using whatever means, religion, misinformation, sexual frustration, sits waiting every night ready for you to be too tired, to be too stressed to resist its sirenesque charms; stealing from you, one minute at a time, your irreplaceable, your non-renewable, non-refundable, living covenant with reality, heading in one direction, ever toward your end, the fuel for all of your creativity, endeavors and accomplishments: your time.
As writers, we’ve all experienced days where our creative muse seem to fly right out into traffic and gets summarily run over. What can you do to establish writer-to-muse resuscitation?
Your mission: Escaping the writing doldrums
What do you do when everyday issues (paying bills, answering the phone, etc.) seem to comprise the majority of your day, leaving a small…
Consistent blogging can help you find your way as a new writer
I’m despondent. I’m afraid of losing my passion. Should I give up?
Natural talent: What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.
If you just experienced a moment of nostalgia (or horror) it’s okay. This is one of the earliest forms of digital storytelling as we might recognize it today. This was one of the most complete tools…
If you want to be a Writer, ignore everything you just read.
Think about the Future!
As writers of science fiction we are often asked to extrapolate the future. One of the reason I think science fiction has been recently suffering from a bad case of dystopia, is when writers try to predict the future, they are finding the pace of transformation between ideas and facts to be breathtaking.
“Writing about writing is an excellent way to learn, refine and gain perspective on one’s own writing. Undertaking what we might be unqualified for, leverages us into realms of perception hitherto unknown.”
— From: Writing Tips to Myself, Syl Sabastian
*It’s the beginning of the year and Writer’s Block conversations are starting up all over the Internet. It is a common fear among new writers: What do I do when I can’t make myself write…
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Here’s my prescription for this paralyzing but non-fatal disease of the mind. If you have writer’s block, here are some exercises which work for me and might work for you as well.
