Category: Novel Writing

• ROTP Progress Log #1

  

  A progress log of crafting the 2nd Edition of Ryder on the Pass.

  Michael Leask

  July 9, 2025

  Character Development, Novel Writing, Science Fiction

  books, Creative Writing, editing, Novel Writing, Progress Log, Ryder on the Pass, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Writing, writing community

• Star Renegades

  

  A game review for the indie video game Star Renegades on Xbox.

  Michael Leask

  July 2, 2025

  Video Game Review, Video Game Writing

  Indie Developer, Pixel Game, Star Renegades, tactical RPG, Video Game Design, Video Game Review, Xbox

• List three video games that have had an impact on you. Why?

  

  What are the three video games that have had an impact on me?

  Michael Leask

  June 25, 2025

  Fiction, Mass Effect, Video Game Writing

  Chrono Trigger, Consoles, Dead Space, Final Fantasy, Halo, Impactful Video Games, Mario Bros., Mass Effect, Metroid, Nintendo, PC, Playstation, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Sonic, StarCraft, Video Games, Xbox, Zelda

• List three books that have had an impact on you. Why?

  

  What are three impactful books to me and why?

  Michael Leask

  June 18, 2025

  Fiction, Novel Writing

  1984, Animal Farm, books, Ender’s Game, Fiction, Impactful Books, On Writing, reading, Starry Messenger, Starship Troopers, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings

• How much is too much detail?

  

  A discussion on how much is too much detail in writing.

  Michael Leask

  May 21, 2025

  Novel Writing

  Creative Writing, Fiction, flatline novel, Novel Writing, Too much detail

• Finished the First Draft! What now?

  

  I finished the first draft of my new book, now what?

  Michael Leask

  April 2, 2025

  Novel Writing

  A Way Home, editing, first draft, literary work, novel, Ryder on the Pass, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, writer, writing community, writing life, writing process

• For Whom the Bell Tolls

  

  A book review for Whom the Bell Tolls.

  Michael Leask

  March 26, 2025

  Book Review, Fiction, Novel Writing

  Book Review, Ernest Hemingway, Fiction, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Hemingway

• Ryder on the Pass and Time in Tartarus, second editions

  

  ROTP and TIT will have a second edition. Here, I describe why that is.

  Michael Leask

  March 19, 2025

  Fiction, Novel Writing, Uncategorized

  author, Creative Writing, Fiction, Michael Leask, PK Sahota, ROTP, Ryder on the Pass, second edition, Time in Tartarus, TIT, Writing, writing-tips

• Should there always be conflict in a scene?

  

  In literary works, should there always be conflict in a scene, or is that concept only for scripts?

  Michael Leask

  March 5, 2025

  Character Development, Fiction, Novel Writing, Video Game Writing

  conflict in a scene, Creative Writing, reading, Writing, writing-tips

• Books I finished Reading (2024)

  

  Books that I read in 2024. How does my list compare to yours?

  Michael Leask

  February 19, 2025

  Novel Writing, Video Game Writing

  2024, books, Fiction, graphic novel, library, non-fiction, novels, reading