Oct 29, 20193 minDREAD 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 17, 20194 minGOT 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 10, 20193 minA 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 4, 20193 minBREAK 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 20, 20193 minLIVIN’ 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 minWHAT 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...