Granted, the chief goal of any writer should be to write for themselves, not for fame or for fortune. Though, those are nice for those of us with crippling gambling problems and a desperate need for attention (not that I…
It’s always a tad flattering when people come to me seeking answers. Why only a tad? Because sometimes, the question is “where did you hide the bodies?” And really, if I wasn’t going to tell the police, why would I…
Words of wisdom from James Enge:
In an imaginary world, everything is there for a reason. The reason may be sheer inertia–the ground is made of soil, because it didn’t occur to the writer to make it anything else.
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At the recent World Science Fiction Convention, I was honored to be a guest on Writing Excuses, the podcast of writing advice hosted by Brandon Sanderson, Howard Taylor, and Dan Wells. The episode is available on iTunes and elsewhere,…
Via Chris Roberson, Alan Moore giving advice for aspiring creatives:
Sam Sykes is the author of The Aeons’ Gate trilogy, a vast and sprawling story of adventure, demons, madness and carnage. Suspected by many to be at least tangentially related to most causes of human suffering, Sam Sykes is also a force to be reckoned with beyond literature.
At 25, Sykes is one of the younger authors to have arrived on the stage of literary fantasy. Tome of the Undergates and Black Halo are currently published in nine countries. He currently resides in the United States and is probably watching you read this right now.
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