Oct 28, 20193 min readDREAD IN WRITING | DOBBIN'S BLOGThis is dread, man. Truly dread I was asked recently, “what was the first book to scare you?” I didn’t have an answer, because I don’t...
Jul 16, 20194 min readGOT THE TIME? MAKE THE TIME! | DOBBIN'S BLOGFor a lot of us writers working a “real job”, finding the time (and motivation) to sit down to write is a chore. Real jobs are...
Jun 9, 20193 min readA FEW WORDS ON WRITING ADVICE | DOBBIN BLOGLet’s talk about writing advice. Nowadays, telling someone not to follow writing advice is as cliché as the writing advice in question....
May 3, 20193 min readBREAK ON THROUGH TO THE OTHER SIDE: USING BATMAN TO FIGHT EDITING HELLOkay, so here’s the thing: I’m kinda, sorta stuck in Editing Hell. Yeah, that’s a thing. Crammed somewhere between the Hell of the Upside...
Mar 19, 20193 min readLIVIN’ ON THE EDGE: ENGEN’S DYSTOPIA FROM THE ROCK“There’s somethin’ wrong with the world today/ I don’t know what it is” crooned Steven Tyler of Aerosmith in the band’s seminal 90’s hit...
Feb 19, 20193 min readWHAT IF? DO THE MASH, DO THE GENRE MASHListen, okay, writing isn’t easy. Right now, I’m sitting in an uncomfortable chair, balancing a laptop and generous sized tea all the...