Writing Mutual Benefits chapter 14 has presented me with an interesting challenge, and I’ll have to go into spoiler territory to really explore it, so, you’ve been warned. When one writes a book and releases it as a full product (which I notably don’t do), there’s a lot that can be done with foreshadowing and […]

Last week I made a case about a particular piece of criticism being flat-out incorrect, which can be a dangerous game to play. I do want to stress that even a slight change makes the criticism comes across a lot more differently. For example, another comment I got recently pointed out how their high school […]

I don’t want to make a habit of addressing criticism and going, “No, that’s not true, I’m right, enh.” It’s a dangerous rabbit hole to go down. In this blog I’ll be doing it once more after last week I criticized the obsession with the necessity of stating every character’s full intent, but after that, […]

A few things have started to bother me about my writing style lately. I’ve always been someone who flirted with the concepts behind “show versus tell” – and I err on the side of telling being underrated. Telling is efficient, leaves less room for error, and when used correctly, is more emotionally effective. Personally, the […]

In Chapter 13 of Mutual Benefits, a very raw and spontaneous bit of emotion happens: Quinn reveals, possibly even to himself, that the way Taylor treated him in a consented sexual situation has upset him now that he knows more about himself. A few readers expressed confusion at him being upset and I can totally […]