Chuck Wendig is a novelist, screenwriter, and game designer. This is his blog. He talks a lot about writing. And food. And the madness of toddlers. He uses lots of naughty language. NSFW. Probably NSFL. Be advised.

First round is right here. Second round is right here. The rules are simple: Look through the now 400-word entries from last week (round two, linked above). Pick one. Add another 200 words to the story. (Easiest way forward is to copy the chosen 400 words to your own blog, then add the next 200. Don’t forget to link to your now 600-word story in the comments. Someone may want to continue the tale next week, for part four.) You do not need to have participated in the first rounds... Read The Rest →

We all want a Wonder Woman movie. Why? Because a Wonder Woman movie would be crazy aces. You could do a really cool thing with her being equal parts superhero and warrior princess demi-goddess — fighting not aliens or supervillains but creatures and figures out of mythology. Struggling with her own place in this world, and you could even color it with her struggle as a woman — never too heavy-handed on that point, but still keenly felt. It’d be the melodrama of gods, the epic heroism of myth put onto the streets... Read The Rest →

TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF: WHO THE HELL ARE YOU? I was a lawyer who decided that if I was going to tell lies for money I might as well write fiction. Now I use the transformative power of magic realism to illuminate the stories of women in history. My books have been translated into a six languages and won a few fancy awards, but I love best when I receive letters from inspired readers. I’m fascinated by female-centric religions, all things Roman or Egyptian, and have–to the consternation of my... Read The Rest →

TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF: WHO THE HELL ARE YOU? I’m a sci-fi-writing, sword-wielding, computer-loving plot addict. I’ve been writing stories since I learned to fold sheets of paper into little “books” and filled them with tales such as how I slew a dragon and my mum clean up the mess. I work in the IT industry as a Technology Strategist, which is a wonderfully important-sounding job title. Outside of work and writing, I read a lot, play badminton and study kung fu. GIVE US THE 140-CHARACTER STORY PITCH: Shadows of... Read The Rest →

I don’t actually know what’s wrong with all of you — I’m suspecting some kind of brain parasite transmitted via Twitter — but yesterday my Twitter follower count shuddered and clicked over to the 25,000 mark. So: confetti, ponies, sex orgy, bourbon, etc. Anyway, so I thought this was a good time to give away some books. I’ll give away all three Miriam Black books — the first two (Blackbirds and Mockingbird) will be signed paperback copies, and Cormorant (aka, book three) will be a digital copy. Here’s how you get ‘em: a)... Read The Rest →