Royal Vagabond

"Peter" off to pre-readers

Quick update on the Pan series!

Updating my wardrobe with "TECHNOLOGY."

190121 Riding on an Empty Metro Car

You can think of creative reasons for mundane things. Just gotta think outside the box! Or in this case, train car.

Learn to Type

Writing on pen and pad only work so well, and if you want to professionalize your writing craft, you have to learn to type with all your fingers and without looking! Get learning!

Do Because You Love

I'm a diehard Capitalist and I support everyone using their skills and passion to make a living, but I'm as much a fan of doing your art because it FEEDS YOUR SOUL. If you can and want to do both, awesome! But if you don't, don't let anyone pressure you into monetizing your art. Do it because you love it!

Prepare for Consumption

Prepare your story for the masses by cutting and shaping as the story needs. Translate the Greek of your mind into a universal language of quality storytelling!

Making Characters Real

Don't make your characters cardboard cutouts. They need to act and feel like real people! Ensure all your characters are grounded. How do you do that? Watch the video!

NonFiction Outline

Per your request, is here a way to develop a nonfiction outline. Outlines are so powerful in helping you stay organized and motivated while writing out all your content. Don't just dive in writing -- you'll run out of steam. Spend your first energies preparing yourself properly and a great outline will see you all the way through to the end!

Walking Through a Fiction Outline

Join me in creating an outline for a novel! I'll do more complicated outlines later and for nonfiction work, but here's a start so you can get an idea how to focus on your big rocks and prepare some momentum in your writing process.

Give Yourself Permission

Give yourself permission to pursue your passions, and don't give up until you succeed or prove your interest just isn't for you. Start today!x

How Far Will You Go?

What makes a hero? They don't always have it together, personally. They don't always know how far they CAN go, but they do know how far they WILL go. That commitment can change who they are and what they are capable of. That's the kind of story I want to read. How about you?

From Failure to Character

Failure is necessary for great stories -- how our characters deal with (and sometimes create) failure reveals their inner character. To create real characters, give your heroes flaws and your villains positives. It's the inner character that inspires and connects us to our favorite characters.