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How Developing a Game is Like Writing a Novel

February 4, 2019 By: Jason Bougger

While taking a break from writing fiction to develop a fantasy card game, I realized just how similar the two processes are.

I haven’t been writing any fiction since late November. As I mention ad nauseam to anyone I meet in real life and on the internet, I’ve been in the process of creating a fantasy card game. It’s been a great experience so far, and I’m making a ton of progress. I’ve been playtesting with a […]

Five Links Friday 2/1/19

February 1, 2019 By: Jason Bougger

The Best Articles I Read About Writing This Week

Hey, it’s Friday! I’ve got to start off this weekend by saying, yes, I’m still here and alive and well. I haven’t been posting much as of late, and I even missed last week’s Five Links Friday. Sigh. Not slacking at all though; I’ve just been dedicating most of my non-parenting time to the card […]

Guest Post: 5 Ways to Stay Motivated as a Blogger by Nikos Alepidis

January 27, 2019 By: Jason Bougger

A creative mind is often in need of constant inspiration because without it; motivation would cease to exist. A blogger is a modern-day artist who puts out digital content to the public for a purpose that it might speak to them, relate to them or reach out to them. But whatever the reason is, there […]

Podcast Episode 73 – Historical Fiction and Alternative History

January 13, 2019 By: Jason Bougger

In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at Historical Fiction and Alternate History, including the similarities and differences between the two, some common tropes, and some tips on writing the two types of fiction

In this episode of The Write Good Books Podcast, Jason and Scott take a look at Historical Fiction and Alternate History, including the similarities and differences between the two, some common tropes, and some tips on writing the two types of fiction. Click the link below to stream the episode. Also available on iTunes, Google […]

Five Links Friday 1/11/19

January 11, 2019 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

Friday’s here! I was hoping to post a little more this week, but didn’t quite there. I did, however, make a ton of progress on upcoming my card game, so the week we certainly not a waste. But onto the writing…here are the best articles I read about writing this week. 1. Let’s start with […]

5 Quick Writing Exercises to Boost Your Output in 2019

January 7, 2019 By: Jason Bougger

Here are five writing exercises to use to help increase your daily writing word count.

Hey all, it’s a brand new year and I’m sure you’ve all set some monster writing goals for the year. Or even you didn’t set any massive word count goals (I didn’t) you’d still like to get that word count up this year, right? So where do you start? Well, first off, I’m going to […]

Five Links Friday 1/4/19

January 4, 2019 By: Jason Bougger

The best articles I read about writing this week.

And we’re back with the first edition of Five Links Friday for the year. Hope your year is off to a great start. Enjoy the links and have a great weekend! 1. Let’s start the year out right with 10 Books You Need To Help Your Writing Life by Rachel Thompson at BadRedhead Media. 2. […]

3 great places to get illustrations for your self-published project

January 3, 2019 By: Jason Bougger

Here are my three favorite sites for finding art that can be available for my various projects

When it comes to writing novels and short stories, I haven’t been involved in self-publishing at all. My only novel was traditionally published and all of the short stories have also been included in other publishers’ collections. I have been toying around with the idea of self-publishing a collection of my out-of-print short stories, though, […]

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