by Piper Bayard | Sep 13, 2017 | Life and Death, Writing
Bayard & Holmes ~ Piper Bayard Lone Wolf Writers are those who shun critique groups, avoid craft classes, and cross the street when we see volunteer editors heading toward us. We are known for keeping to ourselves and avoiding too many voices in our heads and in...
by Piper Bayard | Nov 14, 2016 | Writing
Writing Craft for Lone Wolves and Authors on a Budget By Piper Bayard Sshh! I have a secret. I’ve never said it out loud, but I’m going to share it with you – because you need to know. I’m an author with two books out. Both books made the top ten of one bestseller...
by Piper Bayard | Oct 12, 2016 | Video Wednesday
Bayard & Holmes Every writer has had a conversation like this at some point.
by Piper Bayard | May 14, 2014 | Amusing Ourselves and Hopefully You
By Piper Bayard My writing partner, Jay Holmes, is a senior intelligence operative. He’s also my Underworld Google, and you can imagine the questions that I come up with for him while I’m tapping out our prose. . . . How would the antag kill a man so that it...
by Piper Bayard | Mar 5, 2014 | Amusing Ourselves and Hopefully You, Writing
By Piper Bayard Last week, I challenged readers to a contest telling us how a rose would end up atop a desert cliff in the middle of nowhere. Their stories had to include the words “Dixie,” “witness protection,” and “cheese grater.”...
by Piper Bayard | Feb 24, 2014 | Amusing Ourselves and Hopefully You
By Piper Bayard Since my writing partner, Jay Holmes, is a covert intelligence operative, we often meet and work in remote locations. The day after Valentine’s Day found us plotting our next novel while we hiked up a cliff in a remote section of a desert. Near...
by Piper Bayard | Jul 31, 2013 | Writing
By Piper Bayard There are dozens of books out there that will teach you to write, but I learned everything I need to know about writing Sci Fi from Star Trek: The Original Series. Star Trek has it all. Great Structure The typical episode starts with some kind of...
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