Happy Christmas week, everyone! As a Christmas gift to all of my wonderful readers and followers, I've discounted my newest book Colours until Christmas Day - and it's FREE! Both reviewers and beta readers alike have raved about this "moving tale of loss and restoration." It's the perfect story for anyone who loves sci-fi, mystery, … Continue reading Get It While It’s Free!
Author: E.J. Robison
Unlimited Plum Pudding!!!
Have you ever wanted to see an unconventional Christmas story? One that's so distinctly Christmas, and yet different from most of the cheery, simple stories that come around every December? One of my favourite things to do as a writer is to deviate from the audience's expectations. I look at a trope or a genre … Continue reading Unlimited Plum Pudding!!!
Pacing That Ending
Oh, if only there were a way to avoid writing endings. While they are, of course, instrumental, impactful, and the main takeaway for your readers, they're also hard. You have a lot to wrap up: your plot, your character's journey, your themes... It's one of the most difficult parts of writing a story. Since good … Continue reading Pacing That Ending
An Unexpected Gift
Originally posted on my Ko-fi There’s a sound of something clawing at the back door. Even after months of living on my own, I still jump at any unexpected noises. It’s stupid, but there’s no one to see me do it, so I guess it doesn’t really matter. It only takes a second for my … Continue reading An Unexpected Gift
Flux: The Good, the Bad, and the Ravagers
I sat with my husband on the couch, watching the Thirteenth Doctor regain her composure as she pressed a lever on the TARDIS console. As the familiar theme song started up with the credits, there was one word in my mind. Woah. It was the same reaction I'd had after every episode in the Flux … Continue reading Flux: The Good, the Bad, and the Ravagers
Take a Break: Why You Shouldn’t Write Every Day
We are writers. That means we’re determined, stubborn, and often living in our imagination. When we have a story idea, we go for it wholeheartedly. When we’re not plotting or writing, we’re daydreaming about upcoming scenes in our current WIP. Being a writer can very easily be life-consuming—and by that I mean it doesn’t just … Continue reading Take a Break: Why You Shouldn’t Write Every Day
Misguided Ghosts
Originally posted on my Ko-fi When Victor opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was a crying child. His feet instantly carried him towards the poor soul, a little girl no more than five years old hugging herself as she knelt on the pavement, her light brown pigtails bobbing with her sobs. Victor checked … Continue reading Misguided Ghosts
Luca: A True Disney/Pixar Movie
Stories nowadays are complicated—and I mean that quite literally. If you think of the Disney movies of old, the ones I grew up with as a 90’s kid, they’re all painfully straightforward. Ariel wants to become human, she makes a deal with a sea witch, she and Eric fall in love, said sea witch pops … Continue reading Luca: A True Disney/Pixar Movie
Dancing
Originally posted on my Ko-fi Feet moved in perfect time. Even if there had been no music permeating the air with a steady beat, the rhythm would have been obvious in the perfectly executed movements. However, despite the rigidity of the timing, the dance was fluid and beautiful, not even remotely strict or stiff. One … Continue reading Dancing
Going Home
Originally posted on my Ko-fi A wailing alarm jerks me instantly awake from a dream—a very pleasant dream too, I may add. Equal parts fear and excitement rush through me. I mean, the alarm can only mean two things, right? One: something has breached the hull of the ship and I’m about to die. Awesome. … Continue reading Going Home
The Story Canvas 