Rick “C” LangfordWhy You Need a Story Calendar Before You Begin WritingWriting a novel entails dozens of scenes, locations, many characters — both vital and secondary — and the interactions between them, along…May 27, 2018May 27, 2018
Rick “C” LangfordinStudent VoicesMore to Say About DialogueMy most recent post, Much to be Said About Dialogue, touched on a few common problems (and how to fix them) when contemplating dialogue in…Apr 30, 20182Apr 30, 20182
Rick “C” LangfordinStudent VoicesMuch To Be Said About DialogueIn a previous post, The Making of a Hero, Part 2, I wrote that a character comes alive to the reader through four processes: their actions…Mar 21, 2018Mar 21, 2018
Rick “C” LangfordinStudent VoicesThe Day I Stopped Writing, And How I Started AgainIt happened one Sunday, Super Bowl Sunday to be exact. The day coincided with my mom’s birthday: she passed in 1999.Feb 26, 2018Feb 26, 2018
Rick “C” LangfordinStudent VoicesReflecting on the Past to Improve the FutureBefore computers and the internet, a writer’s life differed greatly: we typed our stories on a typewriter, made the necessary…Feb 26, 2018Feb 26, 2018
Rick “C” LangfordinStudent VoicesWhat Would Mike Say?Books play an important role in our house: each room except the kitchen and bathrooms accommodate crowded bookshelves — -there is no…Jan 28, 2018Jan 28, 2018
Rick “C” LangfordWhat Would Mike Say?Books play an important role in our house: each room except the kitchen and bathrooms accommodate crowded bookshelves — -there is no…Jan 28, 2018Jan 28, 2018
Rick “C” LangfordinStudent VoicesChapter Length: How Long?The question of chapter length comes up often in writing discussions and forums.Jan 21, 2018Jan 21, 2018
Rick “C” LangfordWriting is a Psychological Pursuit: Smile Past DoubtTo be a writer requires studying the effect life has on the human mind.Jan 14, 2018Jan 14, 2018
Rick “C” LangfordSure-Fire Habit to Increase Writing Output in 2018Saturday is the day I take the dogs for a walk so Linda can clean the house without distraction. There’s a special place I go most weeks, a…Dec 31, 2017Dec 31, 2017
