by Kevin Tumlinson | Feb 22, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
In the real world, we tend to only notice the input of our senses when something is wrong. Typically our sensory perception is passive. Our eyes, ears, nose, and skin are always feeding our brains some sort of signal, but that input isn’t always at our top level of...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Feb 15, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
When it comes to character action, the old advice is still the best advice: Show, don’t tell. If you haven’t heard that from a creative writing course, or every writing craft book ever, you’ve probably heard it as sage internet wisdom. Heed it well, dear writer,...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Feb 8, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
Characterization is one of those essential pieces of writer’s craft—the sort of thing that’s difficult but crucial to master. You can have a profound plot, but without good characters driving it, the thing goes nowhere. Likewise, if you happen to be a discovery...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Jun 22, 2020 | Author How-To & Mindset
We don’t talk much about craft. When we are so focused on the business of publishing, your writing craft and the techniques you develop to become a successful author can get lost in the conversation. It’s not that craft isn’t important. Knowing your craft, as an...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Dec 4, 2017 | Author How-To & Mindset
What did you have for breakfast on May 27th, 2015? This detail may just save your life. Or it could just be a random fact that you may or may not remember. Maybe you noted it somewhere, maybe you didn’t. Maybe you have an eidetic memory for breakfast foods. That’s a...
