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Creativity is Hard Work
I now completely understand the stereotypical accounts of novelists locking themselves into a hotel room or renting s secluded cabin in...
Glen Trainor
Mar 72 min read


Taking the Time to do it Right
Deadlines, schedules, expectations - either your own or your perception of what others may have on you. The ability to create a custom...
Glen Trainor
Nov 17, 20243 min read


Acknowledgements for My As-Yet-Unfinished Novel.
My brain woke up this morning clicking and whirring long before my eyes were open and certainly way too long before my body planned on...
Glen Trainor
Oct 6, 20243 min read


The Set Up
I’ve just completed Act I of my horror novel, Life Cycle, and it’s been an incredible journey so far. Life Cycle tells the story of a...
Glen Trainor
Jul 3, 20242 min read


Still Looking for That Damn Cat
Reworking my novel using Blake Snyder's beats has been a breakthrough. My story had potential but lacked the depth and cohesion it needed...
Glen Trainor
May 23, 20241 min read
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