Writing

Build Worlds – Part II

World Building is ultimately about creating the illusion of reality and depth. To create that illusion, we need to use details, to evoke mood and tone with d...

Build Worlds – Part I

Creating the world that your story takes place in is a difficult and vital art, and one that is best approached by building it up from small details.

Get Notes and Fix Problems

Getting notes and feedback is vital to making sure that your writing is great, but to get the most from them you have to know yourself as a writer, what you ...

Story: Harbour of Dreams

Kalik travels to a town beside the sea that is home to old dreams, and new nightmares.

Rest and Recharge

To be able to create, you need endurance. To build endurance, you need to make a conscious practice of doing what makes you feel energised, making a habit of...

Agent of Weird Interview

I talk writer-to-writer with Alec Worley about craft, getting published and staying focused, as well as revealing my new creator-owned fantasy project 'Lette...

Gather Ideas

Ideas don’t arrive by lightning strike. They come from paying attention to the world and gathering what you find curious.

Story: Oracles

Kalik visits the remains of a dead civilisation set close to the roof of the world and over a hollow wound that waits beneath.

Take Notes

You should take notes. It captures ideas and observations in a way that lasts, and lets you look at an idea with fresh eyes when you come back to the note. T...

Build Your Routine

To create, you need to build a routine. To create that routine you need to look at your time. Start small, and then build, until your routine takes the place...

Save Your Darlings

Why you should keep what you cut from your work, and how that will make you a better artist.

Announcement: I am Writing for the Darktide Video Game

Darktide is one of the coolest games coming out this year, and I am getting to write for it