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Think Big Picture
Babbles from Scott Eagan —
Authority: 121
First of all, I know what many of you are thinking. "What are you doing up at 2 am? Look, I had work to do so I started early. Ill see how long I can go. I have seen a lot of manuscripts lately that are all suffering from the same problem. It seems that writers are not looking at their story in the big context of ...12 hours ago -
and the prison priests are decent. my attorney seems sincere.
throw another bear in the canoe —
Authority: 512
I have read and edited that which I have written of The White City . And wonder of wonder, I like it. A lot, actually. And still I have no idea at all how to end it. I mean, I know who the killer is and stuff. But I dont know how to build the climax and a thematic resolution that will make a satisfying finish to the ...2 days ago -
if this were my last glimpse of winter
throw another bear in the canoe —
Authority: 512
Got some work done on The White City tonight, Mostly, it amounted to comma fiddling in the opening scenes--I havent touched it since September, and I will have to get back into its skin to work on it, of course. But the writing in the early bits is quite creditable, and its easy to fall back in love with these ...5 days ago -
Thoughts on fictional guilt and responsibility
Desert Dispatches —
Authority: 127
Ive been watching Avatar: The Last Airbender (also known these days as "The Other Avatar"), and enjoying it, for all that its messages lie rather close to the surface -- theres enough done well with this series that I can mostly forgive the things that arent (as always, in writing, its what you do right, not what ...1 week ago -
When is a Project Dead
Babbles from Scott Eagan —
Authority: 121
It is an unfortunate fact that some stories just are not going to sell. As much as you might have enjoyed writing the story, it still comes down to the fact that the story has to be in the right place, at the right time, with the right editor for it to sell. You can even agressively market the story to the editors ...1 week ago -
Let’s hear it one more time! (Or maybe not.)
Author! Author! —
Authority: 119
Did my odd mid-week hiatus leave you wondering if I had slipped off for some holiday merry-making? No such luck; just swamped with work. That, and being comatose with depression over some recent news, international, national, and personal. I doubt 2009 is a year I shall remember fondly. Or that writers in general ...1 week ago -
Reading With an Eye for Craft: Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater
Cheryl's Musings —
Authority: 122
I just tore through a terrific fantasy novel, Ballad: a Gathering of Faerie by Maggie Stiefvater . This tale touches on two of my favorite fantasy concepts: the world of Faerie in the modern day and how music might interweave with magic. I expected to love this book. What I didn’t expect was that I loved it so ...1 week ago -
Sometimes, you just have to stay up late to get a draft done
Desert Dispatches —
Authority: 127
Which is by way of saying, I now have a third draft of the book in progress. What I have as of said third draft is mostly the right story, except for the part where it turns into mostly the wrong ending. Judging by previous books, this means Im mostly on track for my third drafts. If this book works like the last ...1 week ago -
Best of the Worst
DarcKnyt —
Authority: 123
Okay, yesterday I got some good input on the best opening lines in fiction, music and movies from you guys. You did a good job providing me some great openings to books and songs and such. So today, I’m looking for the flip side, the B-side, the side nobody listens to. What’s the worst line you’ve ever ...1 week ago -
What does online publishing mean to you?
Tom Conoboy's Writing Blog —
Authority: 125
A very good series of discussions over on American Short Fiction Blog about online publishing. Good or bad thing? To my mind, good thing. It opens up markets, it gives people voices, it encourages participation, it increases confidence. There is a place for it. And there are some very good ezines out there. There ...1 week ago -
One Liners
DarcKnyt —
Authority: 123
I read a lot, but not as much as most of you do. Most of you. Despite my experience with novels and how they’re written – which, while not extensive, certainly isn’t too shabby – I had an interesting experience sort of recently which made me stop and take stock. Of the elements which hook a reader (or, if ...1 week ago -
A Day of Changes
Stars Will Cry —
Authority: 116
Today is supposed to be the Hubsters last day on this job. Of course, Saturday was supposed to be as well, but then ended up keeping him on call. He sat around in his pjs at the table until about noon playing Guild Wars and I gotta admit, it was pretty dang comfortable around the house...aside from Mini bouncing off ...2 weeks ago -
Post Critique Syndrome
DarcKnyt —
Authority: 123
Okay, so most of you are probably aware of the discussion which occurred on my fiction blog over the weekend. I posted a bit of a novel I’ve been kicking around for a few months. It’s the opening. But I posted it as a piece of #fridayflash, which is limited to about a thousand words. I wrote the piece at about 3 ...2 weeks ago -
Weekend’s Here!
DarcKnyt —
Authority: 123
Hey, everyone, just a brief update today – it’s Friday, and that means #FridayFlash has been posted right here on my fiction blog . Go check it out if you’re interested. I went away from horror this time. I sort of have this story going on in my head – though not all the details are worked out – along the ...2 weeks ago -
Faerie Winter playlist
Desert Dispatches —
Authority: 127
What Im listening to as I move into the home stretch of the current draft. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Faerie Winter playlist: "This is Mine," Lucy Kaplansky "I am here/And this is mine." "This Ones Gonna Bruise," Beth Orton "What a thing to choose/This ones gonna bruise." "Four Walls," Charlotte Martin "... youre gonna get ...2 weeks ago -
its the little things betray
throw another bear in the canoe —
Authority: 512
ann_leckie has a smart and awesome post on learning to "write better" here. Man, slow starting today. Eyes blurry, head cloudy. Food and tea will hopefully help. (Teddy Bear mug today, which you have already seen. Rose congou tea, Morning temperature 38 balmy degrees, even when I had the dog out at sunrise. ...2 weeks ago -
Unruly endings
Desert Dispatches —
Authority: 127
So this was going to be a post about the unruliness of story endings, about how you have all these threads youre trying to bring together and tie off and how in the first few drafts they fight you and keep pulling out of your grasp, leaving frayed ends everywhere. And then I thought about how in Bones , there was a ...2 weeks ago -
Reviewing the Basics - A Good Practice
Babbles from Scott Eagan —
Authority: 121
Every now and then , I will go back and review the basics. In other words, I go back and dust off my old books and lecture notes to review the information on the simple elements of writing, or what we thought at that time to be the simple elements. During this time, I can remind myself what is really important in a ...2 weeks ago -
The Story Remains the Same
DarcKnyt —
Authority: 123
Country Cooking is a PBS show, actually a spin-off of America’s Test Kitchen , which is a visual representation of Cook’s Illustrated magazine. The show depicts typical American recipes – country cooking, the show says – and shows viewers how to work them to achieve the intended results, rather than ...2 weeks ago -
Shoulder Pads and Other Surprises
writing in the water —
Authority: 118
a going away party I think it started by accident. I don’t even remember who started, but my roommate, L., pulled a nursing textbook out of her bag and a shoulder pad fell onto the classroom floor. The next day I was at the library when I found shoulder pads in my bag. Shoulder pads in pockets. Shoulder pads ...3 weeks ago
