As for the book itself, I’m still not sure about my title, “Plasticity.” I like it and it fits the subject matter, but it probably sells...

from Astute Graphics Today, my main character showed her character. Up to now, she’s been more self-involved and confused than anything...

Today, I could not get to The Point. I planned on writing the MC’s Fateful Decision. That point at which she makes a decision that will...

photo courtesy of practicalowl Yesterday, my MC was walking home from her job, exhausted and worried, when she suddenly decided to climb...

I’ll let you know when that day comes. I worked on the Pitch again. It’s getting closer. Still not ready to post it on the Nanowrimo...

I was surprisingly anxious about beginning, but found it neither too hard nor too easy. Maybe that’s what we call “just right?”...

In case there is anyone out there who doesn’t know, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It’s an idea, a concept, a...

Once again Third Person Press has illustrated the incredible speculative work of Cape Breton authors with the third instalment of their...

For those of you in Cape Breton, hope to see you there, and a big thank you to Douglas for the opportunity and the evening. Here is his...

I’m speeding along at a rapid, first-draft clip, feeling on top of my writing game, when I find myself rather suddenly up against a wall....

Samplers give us a variety of tantalizing tastes or sights that inspire us to want more. In earlier times, samplers were pieces of...

So how do you come up with complex, interesting characters? Get them to talk. Engage them in conversation. Ask them questions not only...

First, Chuck gives us a tool that will check your writing excerpt for readability. It gives an amazing level of detail. You will get a...

A writer, an editor and a reader walk into an Establishment Pub[lishing] House. The affronted publisher asks, “What’s the story here?” ...

Saturday, June 30th, Third Person Press released its latest publication. Earth—the ground of our being, the dust from which we come and...

Third Person Press is coming out with Unearthed, Volume 3 of The Speculative Elements Series in late June. In a lead-up to this release,...

Third Person Press is happy to announce that Volume III of The Speculative Elements Series is in the final stage of production. Our...

Both podcasts are available, as are all of the shows, on The Quillian website, through iTunes, or at our sponsor’s site: audible.com. You...

Ramsey, a former lawyer, is a full-time writer whose novel, One’s Aspect to the Sun, won second place in the 28th Annual Atlantic Writing...

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