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Watching Character Develop – M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 10/01/15
I love it when characters start developing right in front of me as I write them. I’ve been working on the Michael Lodestone urban-fantasy, pulp novella, and I’ve been stuck on a few plot points. I used to let getting … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 09/02/15 – Observing Life’s Details Can Improve Your Writing
Observing even the smallest details that surround you in life can help add color and spice to your writing. I haven’t done one of these in a while, and I’m trying to start back up. If you have ever attended … Continue reading
Working With Editors: Eliminate Forms of “To Be” & “Had”
I’m currently working on the corrections my horror/thriller short story, “Blue Lights,” which will appear in an anthology edited by John Hartness. I figured I would write a few posts about some of the things I’m working on during the editing … Continue reading
Working with Editors: Send in Your Best Work
About a year ago, I submitted a short story for a yet-to-be-titled anthology edited by one of my friends, author John Hartness. Hartness co-edited The Big Bad 2, which featured my story “The Witch Hunter“, so we have collaborated before. … Continue reading
Using Character to Fix Plot: M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary 06/11/15
The interplay between plot and character development in a story should be like watching a couple on Dancing with the Stars. It’s so seamless and dazzling that it’s impossible to tell who is leading and who is following. Therefore, it’s only natural … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 06/10/15
It’s been while since I’ve posted, so I figured I would give a quick summary of where I am with the Lodestone novella. I’m finally out of my first trimester, which I have to say was probably the only thing … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s New Orleans Genre Writer’s Conference Schedule
This weekend, I am speaking at the New Orleans Genre Writer’s Conference. I’ll be speaking solo on Saturday at 4:00pm on “Building Strange New Worlds” on world building and character development. I will also be speaking on these panels: Saturday: … Continue reading
Today’s CyphaCon Panel Schedule: Sunday 04/19/15
Here is today’s panel schedule for CyphaCon in Lake Charles, LA: Sunday: 10:00 AM The Great Debate Good vs. Evil (Room 2) 12:00 PM Breaking into the Writing Business (room 2) 2:00 PM Creating Villains and Monsters (Main Panel)
Today’s Cyphacon Panel Schedule: Saturday 04/18/15
Here is today’s panel schedule for CyphaCon in Lake Charles, LA: Saturday: 1:00 PM Making the Make-Believe Believable (A writing workshop on writing fantasy and science fiction) (Room 7) 3:00 PM The Art of Story Telling 5:00 PM Paranormal Ghost … Continue reading
M. B. Weston’s Writing Diary: 04/17/15
I’m sitting in the airport at Houston, waiting for my connecting flight to Lake Charles where I am the Author Guest of Honor at Cyphacon. You have probably noticed that I have been offline for a while. I haven’t updated … Continue reading
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