Tag Archive | writer
Space for Rent: But You’re Not….
Tweet of the Day: I am a woman who games, not a “gamer” girl” ——– I’m not gay. I’m not a woman. I’m not Africa-American. And so on and so forth. So why have I used this space to discuss issues relating to groups I am no part of? It boils down to rights: mine, […]
When Readers Inject Symbolism Into A Writer’s Work
Tweet of the Day: Creating Fictional Characters: The Main Character —— You written the best book possible. It gets you an agent, then after a little more tinkering it nets you a good deal with a leading publisher. After that it hits the shelves and climbs the book sales charts. You’re a published author now. […]
Just One of those Days
Tweet of the Day: The Naming Game ——- Today I planed to post a flash fiction piece based on this challenge: Songwriter’s Story Challenge: Pick a song you like. Write a story based on, about or inspired by the song/lyrics. A link to the song itself (lyrics or youtube video) would help. Post it […]
Weekend Roundup: May 8-14
Tweet of the Day: The Fall of Book Publishing: The Rise of New E-Book Business Models ——- Two weeks of nothing but net, I mean posts. So far so good. This week was a busy one, from feudal futures to final showdowns. It went something like this: Sun: Writing the (dreaded) query letter. Still working […]
Sci-Fi: How Alien is Alien?
Tweet of the Day: Fueling Fiction with Nonfiction ——- Aliens are a staple of science fiction. The reason why heroes travel across dozens of light years to reach new worlds is to meet the inhabitants, and sometimes to sex them up as well. However, aliens do present a bit of problem. And what is the […]
Urban Fantasy: The Hunter
Tweet of the Day: Antagonist – The Alpha and the Omega of the Story ——- The Hunter is the common lead in Urban Fantasy stories. He/She is tasked with fighting the supernatural evil that lurks in the night(mares). They come in several flavors: The Chosen One: Also know as the Buffy. This individual has the […]
Urban Fantasy: Magic vs. Technology
Tweet of the Day: 7 Excerpt’s From J.K. Rowling’s New Book ——- Magic and technology don’t mix, or so they tell me. Never mind who “they” are, just go with it. Ahem, back to the subject at hand. In some works magic and technology, principally high tech, don’t mix. The reason lies in the conflict […]
Another Friday Roundup of Writer’s Blogs
In the meantime, here are a few writer’s blogs to tie you over: Random Thoughts/Random Writings: Carol’s most excellent pair of blogs. Poetry, history and Space Opera in serial blog form, what more can you ask for? Exactly! The Bookshelf Muse: A writer’s blog and writing resource all rolled into one (I think I said […]
All That He Knows….
This post is an offshoot of a past post about unreliable narrators although it applies to characters in general but specifically character(s)-as-narrator or POV character. A question(s) that a writer must always ask himself is: What does the character know? And… When did he know it? Writers must be careful on how they doled out […]
A Cloud Over Us
There is something is in the air, but I don’t know what it is. It seems that a bug has bitten many in my extended online writer’s community, as you can see here, here and here. Maybe it’s the season. Blogs ignored, computers keys silent, pens abandoned and rooms silent. I admit that I suffered […]
