Brandon Sanderson Writing Class 318R

Brandon Sanderson Writing Class 318R

One of the most prolific fantasy authors of our generation, Brandon Sanderson, has been kind enough to record and share one of this BYU courses on writing.  Below you’ll find 12 one hour classes that cover things like Plot, Character, Outlining World Building...
Alt Codes for Twitter

Alt Codes for Twitter

Have any of you seen all those fun symbols people will put in their tweets on Twitter? In case you were wondering where those come from and how to do them I’ve compiled a list below. Those are ALT codes. On a PC, if you turn on your Num Lock key and then hold...
Rethinking Thinking

Rethinking Thinking

            Today I wanted to relate this TED video, Rethinking Thinking, to writing. As writers, we manipulate our readers. It sounds harsh, and maybe even evil, but it’s true. We mislead, give partial information, put a red herring in your path, and leverage...
The Anti-Hero

The Anti-Hero

The Anti-Hero DefinedHow would you define an anti-hero? A bad guy? A good guy that is kind of…bad? A deviant? Here’s how the dictionary will define anti-hero for you: an·ti·he·roˈan(t)ēˌhirō,ˈan(t)īˌhirō/nounnoun: anti-heroa central character in a story,...
Crimson Pact Author Interview

Crimson Pact Author Interview

I was recently interviewed among a handful of other Crimson Pact Authors. I’ve included the interview below, but if you’d like, you can visit the original page on AlliterationInk’s site here.    Roundtable interview with ten of the Crimson Pact...

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