Everyone has setbacks, even those who seem to have it all figured out. In this week’s video, Chris talks about how he has dealt with some of his own setbacks this week. First he gives an update on his progress on 12 Weeks to a Trilogy. Next he talks about how he has handled losing…
Week 6: The Advantages of Back-to-Back Writing
In today’s video, Chris talks about the advantages of writing books in a series back-to-back. Writing book 2 in 12 Weeks to a Trilogy before editing book 1 has allowed him to have a better sense of the world and where the characters are going, which can make the changes in editing for book 1…
Week 5: The Importance of Character Names
In the video for week 5 of 12 Weeks to a Trilogy, see updates on Chris’ progress so far and the importance of character names. Chris talks about how he goes about choosing character names and how he coordinates the cast of names to make sure none are too similar. Check out the details in…
Week 4: Launch Scheduling
This week, Chris talks about how he schedules his book launches in his latest video. Along with an update on his progress on 12 Weeks to a Trilogy, he discusses planning his schedule for finishing drafts, editing, and sending the edited drafts to his editor to ensure that he hits his target publishing dates. Check…
Week 3: Accountability
In this video for his third week of 12 Weeks to a Trilogy, Chris talks about the power of accountability and why it is so important. He also goes over his progress on week 3, and how he handles moving from working on book 1 to book 2 in the trilogy. Sign up for the…
Week 2: Plot Gardening
This week Chris talks about something he calls Plot Gardening in his Week 2 Video for 12 Weeks to a Trilogy. Writers are generally pigeon-holed into either pantser or plotter, but plot gardening shows how even a die hard plotter can work free form discovery into their writing. Watch the video below for more details…
Week 1: Worldbuilding
In his latest video, week one in the 12 Weeks to a Trilogy series, Chris gives an update on his trilogy progress and discusses worldbuilding. He talks about how building up characters and other elements of your world can help develop parts of your plot. Watch the video for more details. Subscribe to the Chris…
12 Weeks to a Trilogy
Today, Chris started a new video series called 12 Weeks to a Trilogy. He describes his new project, writing a complete sci-fi trilogy in 12 weeks. The video includes details about cover art, characters, races, and more. Those of you familiar with the Void Wraith trilogy will see some familiar names! Check out the video…
How to Write Great Antagonists
Today’s video is the third in the character series, and it discusses how to craft a compelling antagonist. Here’s a quick summary. There are three basic things you need to do for antagonists: Demonstrate their power. Whether your antagonist is a killer shark or an enemy general, you need to showcase why the hero should…
How to Write A Great Protagonist
What makes for a great protagonist and how can you create one? This week’s video is the second in Chris’s series on the craft of writing. In it he discusses how a main character’s development throughout the course of a story can make for a great protagonist. Watch the video for more details! Subscribe to…