Never doubt that real life can inspire you in your writing. I love teaching my character creation workshops. I love creating characters. Even though I have the 25 questions available I also am adding to that list all the time … Read More
This past week I moved our oldest to NY. It was a huge new world moving in that city and included a 5th floor walk up and 20 flights up on my tracker for the first day. Phew! In … Read More
Writer’s Block is a lie. As I have said before I don’t believe in writer’s block. I really don’t. I am never at a loss for words. Ask my friends and family, I always … Read More
Conversations with my brother. Tonight I did a facebook live with Beau. We had a blast and the replay is available here: Louis L’Amour Facebook page: Unfortunately there was a bit of pixilation and we will try and fix that for the next … Read More
A bit about my Angel City Angels and book research central also known as Facebook. I have been stuck. Really stuck in my writing. I have avoided, I have organized. I … Read More
Always. The answer to when are your protagonist and antagonist both heroes is: always. As an author you get to choose who’s story to tell. In developing your characters you need to develop each of them as fully as necessary. … Read More
I hit the ground running after DFWcon just not in the way you might think. I arrived back in LA late Sunday night and left Wednesday morning on an 8am flight to … Read More
Last weekend I was invited to speak at the Dallas Fort Worth Writers Conference in Hurst, Tx. I had a blast. I love speaking and teaching and meeting other authors. This was exceptionally special as I also had … Read More
I ordered new business cards this past week. Self promotion is an ongoing lesson in both humility and pride. Very simple and straightforward…take a look: Back in the 1920’s and 30’s, my dad was shy, he … Read More