The Writings of Terrance A. Crow
Science Fiction Can Show a Way Forward
Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 10 I’m coming up on a milestone, and I hope that it turns out to be a positive thing. I’m about to move beyond the failed approach that had been holding me back for years, which sounds like cause for rejoicing, doesn’t it? But I wonder if there […]
Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 09 Have you ever played a first person shooter video game like Halo or (my personal favorite S.T.A.L.K.E.R.)? You know how when you’re expecting an attack from a certain direction, and you focus all of your attention and energy there? And then an enemy destroys you from behind? […]
Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 08 This week didn’t teach me anything new. That I know of. Who knows what hind-sight will reveal? But what this week did accomplished something important. It drove home a very simple fact: Being exhausted is no excuse not to write. Well, a first draft anyway. I’ve finished […]
Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 07 Is plot braiding a thing? After watching Dan Well’s YouTube videos about story structure, and seeing how he laid out multiple 7 point arcs to construct a novel, it looked so much like braiding rope that the image stuck in my mind. I brought that up because […]
Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 06 I confirmed something that I suspect you already knew about writing. You know that feeling when you sit in front of the keyboard after an exhausting week? That feeling of ennui? It’s like you dig deep and try to force words onto the page, but nothing happens? […]