J.D. MitchellApr 116 minHow I Wrote a Gamebook: The BasicsLast month, I wrote about why I created "The Citadel of Bureaucracy." Over the next few months I want to cover the how. Being a horrific...
J.D. MitchellJan 34 minThree Years a WriterAh, the pandemic. Funny how an entire year can slip away in this uncertain time, like an untethered ship on an ebbing tide that's sucked...
J.D. MitchellFeb 3, 20214 minTwo Years (and a bit) On . . .Picture it: Ottawa, 2018; a cold January. A thirty-something sits at his dining room table for some old-school First Edition D&D solo...
J.D. MitchellJul 28, 20204 minWhat it's Like to Seek PublicationSo, what's it like to pour your heart and soul into a short story and pursue publication? I thought I'd start out with something hopeful...
J.D. MitchellMar 28, 20206 minHow to Dodge the Wily Writer SharkI entered the writing world tentatively, via competitions and the murky waters of social media. Thirty days later, I had been targeted by...
J.D. MitchellFeb 29, 20204 min5 Things to Know About Writing CompetitionsI like to learn the hard way, sink or swim, by jumping in with both feet. Okay, maybe I'm a glutton for punishment, but it's a hard . . .
J.D. MitchellFeb 8, 20204 minRewrite Hell; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the ProcessBeing an emerging writer (read: aspiring n00b), I learned a lot over the past year, when I . . .
J.D. MitchellJan 18, 20204 min10 Tips to Write Better Short FictionI'm sure there are zero-to-novel writers out there, but I suspect most first dabble in drabbles, twabbles and flash these days. I was...