by Kevin Tumlinson | Sep 14, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
I’ve been watching For the Love of Kitchens on the Discovery+ app. The show follows the work of the kitchen design studio of deVOL, in the UK. It’s something my wife got me into—a sort of “visual comfort food,” watching a show that’s centered on designing and...
by Sarah Kuiken | Aug 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Stop me if this sounds familiar. You wake up one day and realize that, although you still think of yourself as a writer, you aren’t actually doing much writing to speak of. Sure, you might get in a groove for a few days or even weeks. But ultimately, life gets...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Aug 24, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
Building a character that captures the reader’s attention comes down to something I’ve learned from (of all things) marketing: Make the character personable. From a strictly dictionary definition, personable means having a pleasant appearance and manner...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Aug 23, 2021 | Author How-To & Mindset
In a recent post on my personal blog, I wrote about the idea that all novels revolve around a central question (I also wrote about the Newport Viking Tower, which you can almost bet is going to be featured in more of my future novels… just sayin’). In this...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Jun 22, 2020 | Author How-To & Mindset
We don’t talk much about craft. It’s not that craft isn’t important. Knowing your craft, as an author, is one of the three most important parts of the business. Those three top-tier considerations for writers are: Know your craft Develop a writing discipline (write...