Current projects
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Naturalistic fantasy: a light touch for weighty tales
CONTINUE READING: Naturalistic fantasy: a light touch for weighty talesMy work-in-progress novel, The Poison Sky, fits into the sub-genre naturalistic fantasy, which does not yet exist. I’ll define this sub-genre and why I think it’s an area ripe for new stories.
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Crossing the chasm: a leap of faith with your audience
Filed under: WritingCONTINUE READING: Crossing the chasm: a leap of faith with your audienceStories are innately more enjoyable when you trust your audience to cross a mental chasm: to draw the connections without being instructed on how to do so.
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Stuck: how to break free when your story snags
Filed under: WritingCONTINUE READING: Stuck: how to break free when your story snagsWhen your story gets stuck, try using the most basic of tricks to get unstuck: return to the fundamentals of the Process-Oriented approach.
My story…
I’m sometimes asked what seems to me a question with an obvious answer: “what’s the connection between writing, programming, and product management?” In one form or another, I’ve practiced all three of these disciplines throughout my career, so of course I see the through-line. I love words and I love solving problems.
A computer programmer and an author do the same job: they solve a hard problem by connecting related components using words and a clear narrative. A product manager solves the problem that comes before, identifying which problem needs to be solved.
M.A. Tanenbaum
Writer, Engineer & Product Manager