Bethany Thompson, publishing under B. M. Thompson, is the author of the Wasteland World epic fantasy trilogy.

THE QUILL & THE INKPOT

Seattle Quest

A client contracted with me to write a walking tour for tourists visiting Seattle. The tour introduces visitors to different iconic locations around Seattle in the guise of a “quest,” a creative, fictional story that accompanies the real-world facts. Read more

January 26, 2021
Fear: What If I Fail?

This post has not been easy for me to write. Failure and the fear of failure have been constant companions (rather, boogiemen) for me throughout my writing journey, and I was afraid (I recognize the irony), that I wouldn’t have anything useful to add to this topic. I don’t know the magic words that will… Read more

January 13, 2021
Enjoyment: Why Do You Write?

This is the fifth post in my ABCs of Writing series: Post E Happy December, everyone! Now that NaNoWriMo 2020 is over, I’m back to my regular blog posts. The format of this post is a bit different compared to my other ones, which contain a short list of writing tips and tricks. This post does have… Read more

December 4, 2020
NaNoWriMo 2020: Midpoint

Some mid-point NaNoWriMo 2020 encouragement Read more

November 13, 2020
NaNoWriMo 2020

NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It takes place every November, and participants attempt to complete an entire 50,000-word novel between the first and last days of the month. I know there are many writers out there who are debating whether they have the time, energy, ideas, etc. to participate, so I thought I’ve… Read more

October 30, 2020
Deleting: Or Killing Your Darlings

If you’ve done any reading about writing or picked up any style manual, you’ll find advice about editing, especially cutting. A good writer must also be able to un-write, to prune and cut. There is both a joy in this editing but also frustration, even fear. I’ve compiled a short list of “loose” tips that… Read more

October 16, 2020

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