by Joseph Malik | Jul 11, 2016 | Writing Craft
I want to talk pacing. This is a thing that I haven’t really noticed anyone else do, although I’m sure that other writers do it, too. Maybe we all do, in our own way. I have a musical background, so I compose my books like a work of classical music. Not...
by Joseph Malik | Jun 13, 2016 | Dragon's Trail, Writing Craft
I’m going to vent for a moment, because market research is making me insane. No matter how good you think you are, you need an editor: one who does this for a living, one whose work you like, and one who will cost you money. Yes, it’s going to cost you...
by Joseph Malik | Jun 12, 2016 | Dragon's Trail, Writing Craft
When I write, and I’m really getting into the good stuff, I’m basically betting that my inner demons can beat up your inner demons. On that, I can’t wait to hear what the demons have to say today.
by Joseph Malik | Mar 15, 2016 | Dragon's Trail, Writing Craft
I should probably write something. It’s been another busy year. I just came off of two back-to-back tours, which is why you’re not seeing many (okay, any) updates. I write a lot for work. In fact, I read and write pretty much nonstop at work — think...
by Joseph Malik | Apr 4, 2013 | Writing Craft
Exposition time. I started creating the world that became Dragon’s Trail nearly thirty years ago, as a senior English project in high school; the ubiquitous “what if?” that every teenager writes when he dreams that his Dungeons and Dragons group somehow gets...
