Tax Time of Year Again

Render unto Caesar.

Some of us just want to write. Some of us want to be paid writers. With self-publishing, more of us can pull that off.

A Long Road Crossover Ficbit – Stabbable

A/N: Canny readers familiar with Valdemar may facepalm about what Huaisang has misunderstood here. Which is fair. Stories about magic passed through several hands across a whole swath of kingdoms and the Dhorisha Plains? Things get garbled!

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“The Lan Sect are our allies,” Huaisang said steadily. “They need to rebuild their strength.

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A Long Road Ficbit – Moping

A/N: Just remember when it comes to plans, this is a younger Huaisang than the whole Jin Guangyao mess. So… there may be hiccups.

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Lan Wangji ought to stop moping so much. Yes, it looked like glaring, out of a face that could have been carved from jade, but it was moping.

Crossover Ficbit: A Long Road

Yesterday completely and amazingly blew up in my face. No serious harm was done, but I am completely impressed by Murphy and human incompetence combining forces to reach all-new lows.

Worldbuilding: Walking the Manticore

If your world is odd, it should have odd jobs. Manticore-walking. Dragon-washes. Demonic contract editors.

…Wait, those might be regular lawyers.

Fanfic Writing: A Different POV

One of the fun aspects of fanfic is being able to write in a different point of view than the canon protagonist. There are a couple different common ways to do this. Supporting character, background character, or a complete outsider POV.

On Writing: POV For Effect

To quote a certain animated movie, the difference between a villain and a supervillain is-

PRESENTATION!

Ahem. As in, how you present a scene, and especially whose point of view the scene uses, makes a big difference in how the reader sees it.

Worldbuilding: Meeting Characters vs. Meeting Worlds Part 2

Generally speaking, your readers will have fewer preconceptions about your characters than they will about your world. When it comes to a world, a reader will assume it’s like the Earth they know, unless it’s explicitly described otherwise.

Worldbuilding: Meeting Characters vs. Meeting Worlds Part 1

In any story, you have to introduce your readers to two things: the characters, and the world.

Hollywood Revamp: The Equalizer (2021)

I’d give the first 2 eps a 3.5 out of 5. Good action, and I think a decent reimagining of an Equalizer-type character for today, but it could do with a lot less preaching