KL Forslund

Now and then, folks need to account for their work. Also, I needed a topic for this month. So let’s talk about my book in progress....

A few weeks back I wrote a program. I reckon that’s not unusual, given that I program for a living. But this one I wrote for myself. ...

I can tell you where the Mississippi starts, but not where the water comes from. The same is true for ideas. Folks ask creatives like...

One of the most impactful things Gene Roddenberry did for society was putting Nichelle Nichols on the bridge of the Enterprise. Countless...

Last night, I wrote the ending to the novel I started writing back in 2018. A little over two years pecking at the project. Technically,...

Another month’s distance from the original idea, and I’ve added a chunk of story complication and action. Who Wants to be a Technomage?...

A month ago, I shared a first draft short story. A prequel to how Alex Rune assembled a group of technomages. In real life, around 2003...

I find it takes more work and revision writing fiction than non-fiction. Along with fixing mistakes, details and how I present things...

Last week, I caught wind that an author I’d met long ago had their books stolen and put for sale on a pirate site. They had the situation...

Writing is hard. I think I said that before. Pretty sure somebody else said it before me. I’ve reached a point in the story where I...

How do you write a book? You could read a book on that. Or stick around while a guy who’s still writing his book tell you how it is. ...

If a tire isn’t wearing even, you might need to balance it. The mechanic puts it on a spindle and adds lead weights to it. If...

Once upon a time, I decided to write a novel. But before I did that, I held off from my story idea and wrote a short story to try it out....

Nobody likes writing their own bio. We need it for the website and social media. When you get accepted, editors and agents will want...

My technomages need some rules, like all good societies of wizards. I have a challenge finding rules that would be applicable to people...

I used to think I was pretty good at writing. I could turn out a clever phrase and churn out pages of readable content.Then I started...

A year of research and building, and I’ve got the hang of Author Platforming. If you’re a writer, you need one. If you’re a small...