This is a “reprint” of a “lost” post (you’ll notice on the list of my posts that there’s about a year’s worth of stuff that never made the transition to the new blog). Don’t know if the references are still available (for instance, Nick Kaufman’s post, but you should google him and check out [...]
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As writers, we think and talk a lot about plot and characters, and how they form the structure of our stories. In the past, I’ve talked about trying to approach writing from different perspectives or a different kind of “lens.” Change the camera lens and the view of the world changes a bit. (I know, stand [...] So, then. Would you betray your kind? Your race? Your species? I watched two movies recently which made me examine my own feelings on the matter – the first, in the cinema and on the big screen, and twice in quick succession (went to see it first with my husband and then took my mother to [...] Well we writers are often asked were we get our ideas. So I thought I’d look around and see what caught my mind’s eye right now, and this just goes to show, EVERYthing is grist to the mill… *** As writers, we think and talk a lot about plot and characters, and how they form the structure of our stories. What’s common to this, and many other discussions, is the idea of change. There wouldn’t be a story without change, not even in the literary genre where, like Vladimir and Estragon waiting for Godot, characters might [...] As writers, we think and talk a lot about plot and characters, and how they form the structure of our stories. What’s common to this, and many other discussions, is the idea of change. There wouldn’t be a story without change, not even in the literary genre where, like Vladimir and Estragon waiting for Godot, characters might [...] Why on earth do we write fiction? Why do we read it? One of my husband’s favourite “writer” stories concerns a Southern writer with a very Southern mother, whom he called up to tell her that his novel was being published. After a pause, the mother asked, a little desperately, “But do they KNOW it’s a LIE?” [...] No one can tell you when to start a short story. People can give you all kinds of advice about how to write one, but only you can decide when you are prepared to start. This is something I deal with all the time. I’ll have a window of opportunity where I can work on a short [...] Every day I find new reasons to scratch my balding head and wonder. As a publisher (how did that happen again?) I see books take off, and others founder, on a daily basis. Despite studying trends, social media outlets, reviews, and every other aspect of the books that do, and do not sell, I have [...] |
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