Oh, editing! How we love you and loathe you at the same time. Editing is a sometimes tedious, sometimes frustrating, and always crucial step in the writing process. But when should you start? Some writers recommend waiting until you've finished the first draft of your story and to consider giving yourself a buffer of at least a few weeks before you edit. Others edit as they write the first draft. Your approach will depend on your style as a writer and can change from one pr

It's no secret that I love choose-your-own-adventure games. Detroit: Become Human is my favorite game second only to my dearly beloved Red Dead Redemption II , with Until Dawn and The Quarry pretty much tied for third place. Not too long ago, I posted about a character from the Danganronpa games that felt underused from a storytelling perspective, and that got me thinking about another character who got the short end of the stick in the writer's room: Christa from Tellta

Music plays a significant role in my writing process. Putting together a playlist for any new story idea is pretty much one of, if not the first, things I'll do, even if all I have to go on is a single character name and the foggiest of concepts in my head. It lets me get a feel for the vibe of the story and explore different thematic elements I might want to weave into it. It 's also helpful for refocusing myself when I'm coming back to a project after time away from it. W

If my fingers aren't rapidly tapping away at my keyboard, chances are they're curled around my rose gold DualShock controller, indexes poised on the triggers and thumbs nestled in the slightly concave groove of the sticks. I've become an avid gamer as an adult, my favorite title of all being Red Dead Redemption II (as longtime readers of the blog can attest). I've played through the main storyline a total of four times now and virtually live in the post-epilogue. There's some

Many writers have an idea of what their dream writing space looks like. Maybe it's in a specific location, like sitting on the beach with a strawberry daiquiri in hand, or sitting on a train with the hills of Scotland rolling by, or just how we'd like to make over a room in our current or future home if time and money were of no object. A lot of us, however, make do with where we are, whether we are bouncing between spaces or able to write in one spot that isn't great but is

The vast majority of writing-related posts on my blog have to do with fiction. Sometimes, it will be more generalized advice and tips or more specific looks into my own ongoing WIPs. This week, I'm shifting gears ever so slightly with a more blogging-focused post. Even though I recently celebrated five years of running the blog, I haven't shared much about my process and what goes on on my side of the screen. I usually keep the focus on my fiction projects. That's why I thoug