Wm. L. Roberts

This site is still a work in progress, some things will require some time.

Now Entering Preproduction…

A quick meditation on pre-production, and how it’s shaping my framing of the story I’m building. For a small, relatively internal story that can be elided somewhat, but for a larger, longer-term and more intricate novel structure, it’s becoming clear it’s vital to establish the tone and give me the context this story will need.

Striking a Creative Balance

In my day job, I’m a software engineer. There’s a lot of creating choices that get wrapped up in that work, but rarely do they come with actual creative liberty. At the end of the day, you’re using your creative talents for another’s designs. That can work out for some, but they often have other external pursuits that fill their time; for me, that’s ended up being writing, particularly romance.

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