Welcome to Dog-Eared Corner!

In this blog I aim to explore everything I know about writing fiction, from deep theory, to practical advice. I don’t claim any certified expertise on the subject, only what I’ve learned in two decades figuring it out on my own, and a number of years producing work I can actually be proud of. Take what you read here with a grain of salt—my word certainly isn’t gospel—but what follows are concepts and strategies that made me a better writer. I hope they can do the same for you.


 

2. Character

  1. Protagonists

  2. Antagonists, Monsters & More (Coming Soon)

3. Good Practices

  1. The Rules of Writing - When, How, or Whether to Break Them (Coming Soon)


N. Into the Weeds

  1. Implicit Plot Points (Coming Soon)

  2. Narrative Shorthand (Coming Soon)

  3. Narrative Dissonance (Coming Soon)

Z. Supplementary Posts

1.3 Narrative Structures and Into the Spider-Verse

2.1. Protagonists: Ted Lasso Was Always Meant to be a Loser

2.2. Building an Villain in Touch of Evil (Coming Soon)