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Quotation of the Week: Richard Marius
Practicing Writing —
Authority: 420
Heres a favorite from one of my own teachers, Richard Marius:"All writers create. I am always annoyed to hear fiction and poetry called creative writing as if writing that explains, describes, and narrates - nonfiction - should somehow be relegated to the basement of the writing enterprise to dwell with the pails and ...6 hours ago -
Writing About “Ahem”
Bertram's Blog —
Authority: 468
Someone just sent me an email suggesting I look at a BBC article on writing about “ahem.” (His words.) Okay, it was my brother, so he’s forgiven for being a bit too discreet. The suggestion probably has to do with a remark I made once about writing erotica, and he and my sister-in-law dared me to do it. I ...8 hours ago -
FastFiction – The Withered Heart
Brain Release Valve —
Authority: 128
Probably not at all what the submitter was expecting, but this one comes from Carolyn Bahm . Title: The Withered Heart Word: Simmering 200 words of divine wrath from the distant future. The dirt crunches under the adjudicar’s boot. It is a good sign. The atomic blasts had fused the silica in the ground into ...13 hours ago -
Write a Novel in a Month! Are You Crazy?
LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH —
Authority: 137
At the urging of my brother, I joined the nanowrimo challenge to write a novel in a month during November. Today is crunch day and I have 3,000 words left which is a pretty easy target for the day. Of course, you come out not with a completed novel, but with a first draft. This may be the dumbest thing Ive ever ...20 hours ago -
Adam Lambert and the Sneak Attack of Science Fiction
Mike Brotherton: SF Writer —
Authority: 121
Adam Lambert of American Idol fame ruffled some feathers at the American Music Awards recently by kissing one of the (male, OMG!) dancers performing with him during his appearance. It’s in the embedded video, a little past half-way through. I missed it the first time I watched it. Noticing the quick cutaway ...1 day ago -
NaNoWriMo RE: Limited medical training; restraining and caring for someone
EK's Star Log —
Authority: 137
RE: Limited medical training; restraining and caring for someone[quote=akozete]My characters are in an isolated area. The group usually includes a doctor and a couple of nurses, but they’ve gone off to do something else, and the only person left with any medical experience is the cook, who used to be sort of a ...2 days ago -
Kore Press- Deadline for 2010 Writing Contests extended
The Brainpan —
Authority: 143
Extended Deadlines for Kore Submission Contests To ensure a competitive environment for our contests, we’re giving all you perfectionists out there the gift of time. The Short Fiction Award deadline is now December 21 & The Poetry in Translation Award deadline is now December 31. You can find our ...2 days ago -
3 Tips For Beginning Writers
C.J. Darlington —
Authority: 113
Over the past fifteen years Ive heard so much great advice on writing and becoming a writer. Here are three tips Im finding from my own experience to be true: 1. The best way to learn how to write fiction is to read great novels. It’s learning by osmosis---you’ll pick up concepts like how to structure a story, ...2 days ago -
A Novel Idea by ChiLibras
WORD up! —
Authority: 431
It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card ...6 days ago -
Speak of characters and critique shall appear
The Word The Word According To Me —
Authority: 126
Funny. I’d just published the previous post about characters, then off I went to check my Google Alerts. I found a review of RealmShift by Karen Lee Field. I know Karen from a great writers messageboard that sadly no longer exists and I usually read her blog. I’m rather honoured to discover that RealmShift was ...6 days ago -
Body Language at IGMS
Mary Robinette Kowal —
Authority: 113
Eek! How did I not post this earlier? My story “Body Language” is now up at OSC’s Intergalactic Medicine Show with an awesome cover illustration which you must now appreciate in all its glory. And here’s a teaser of the story. Saskia leaned into the darkness above the stage, only vaguely aware of ...6 days ago -
Arizona Daily Star November 22, 2009- Youth Flash Fiction Writing Contest
The Brainpan —
Authority: 143
Youth Flash Fiction Writing Contest is back as part of 2010 Festival of Books “The second annual Youth flash Fiction Writing Contest challenges preschool and school-age children to write a story and submit it for a chance to win prizes. Winners will be recognized at the 2010 ...1 week ago -
Dan Brown Doesn’t Know Much about Helicopters
An Eclectic Mind —
Authority: 128
I guess a best-selling author doesn’t need to check his facts. A few weeks ago, I forced myself to slog through Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol . I’m trying really hard to understand why people like this guy’s work. He’s a gawdawful writer. Have we become a nation of illiterates? As a helicopter pilot, I’m ...1 week ago -
Troubled by Point of View? Particularly OMNI?
Selling Books —
Authority: 124
Ten times out of ten Omni doesnt work and youre left wondering why. "Omni is suppose to head-hop!" you cry.Related posts:Write a Novel – Point of View and Techniques for Effective Shifts... Click on the title to read the entire post.1 week ago -
Learning to Write Clearly...1883 book still pertinent!
Barbara`s Travels —
Authority: 125
I was reading a blog called How to Write this morning. I assume that writers everywhere are interested in the correct usage of their language. How to Write described its mission by saying "This site is dedicated to those of you who love to read or to write. I hope you find interesting reviews and discussions ...1 week ago -
ARE YOU AWARE?
The Pink Fuzzy Slipper Writers —
Authority: 129
I decided to post this blog this week because next week, with the holiday we all will be too busy to sit and read. Also, I’d like to reach as many friends and friends of friends before they head out the door and become victims. Holiday shopping is dangerous. Humming classic tunes, we head to the stores with visions ...1 week ago -
Why Can’t I Get My Novel Published?
Selling Books —
Authority: 124
There are abundant bear traps along the way that even writers who are old hands at accepting the vagaries of the publishing industry are having difficulty navigating in the current literary... Click on the title to read the entire post.1 week ago -
Publishing: Anyone Can Play, Part 1
Murderous Musings —
Authority: 126
By Pat Browning This week’s news: Harlequin created a new imprint, Harlequin Horizons, for self-publishing. A spokesman said it was "a way to participate in the fast-growing self-publishing market … ” You can read the full New York Times article at tinyurl.com/yz9f2s3 . *** Meanwhile, back in ...1 week ago -
Six-Word Memoirs
Writing is Cake —
Authority: 113
The novelist Ernest Hemingway was once asked to create a full story in six words or less. Here is what he wrote: “For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Last year, the online magazine Smith asked readers to take up the same challenge and write the story of their own lives in a single, six-word sentence. The ...1 week ago -
To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before.
Media Assassin —
Authority: 125
What is science-fiction? To Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr., right, you can describe it many ways. But, in the end, “more than a literary genre or a social passion,” sci-fi, or sf , “is a way of organizing the mind to include the contemporary world.” Well and simply said, and there’s more where that came ...1 week ago
