by Robert Walker | Sep 15, 2022 | Press
Compelling. An adjective that means having a powerful and irresistible effect. Robert W. Walker completed his first novel in high school and it was good enough to get him into Northwestern University. He has since gone on to pen more than 40 books. What he has sought...
by Robert Walker | Sep 5, 2022 | Writing Tips
by Robert W. Walker, author of Under the Dead Man’s Hat, Vampire Dreams & 80 other titles There are steps a young writer can take to improve the contours of a story overnight. There are skills that can be taught and understood in teachable moments about writing....
by Robert Walker | Aug 27, 2022 | News, Writing Tips
by Robert W. Walker Amid the clamor of writing, the sounds fill our heads—voices of characters, often clear, distinct and speaking in complete sentences or yelping in pain; then the clang of bells, the whisper of grasshoppers, the feel of a half-wild breeze and her...
by Robert Walker | Feb 20, 2022 | News, Writing Tips
There are –not a good way to open a story, THERE WERE or THERE ARE…just saying. These are not rules but rather what I have learned over a lifetime of writing: Never start your story describing a sunset or a moonglow or a stand of trees UNLESS there is a dangerous...
by Robert Walker | Jan 6, 2022 | Writing Tips
Martin Scorscese was awarded a special life’s work Golden Globe award for directing films, and his acceptance speech was a long eulogy to all those who came before him, all those he learned from and built upon. Ever watch a young artist at work? Go to any museum and...
