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Medieval Underpants and Other Blunders
I love this stuff. I didn’t so much want to read this as a writer as as (as as?) a reader. I used to write, though not historical fiction (HF) – but I am a long-time (sometimes I feel it … Continue reading
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Tagged anachronisms, Medieval Underpants and Other Blunders, Susanne Alleyn, writing
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Writing clichés redux
So, my last post was driven by realizing that I keep seeing the same thing over and over in what I’ve been reading. I really did intend to open up the laptop tonight and at least consider thinking about finishing … Continue reading
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Tagged Game of Thrones, Kiss Me Kate, Ripper Street, writing, writing cliches
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THE dumbest thing I have ever read
Maybe this will spur me on to get back into reviewing. (This and the silly email I had from Goodreads saying I’m in the top 1% of reviewers – which I daresay anyone reading this who’s ever left more than … Continue reading
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Tagged Catherine Coulter, stupid, the quality of bestsellers, Wizard's Daughter, writing
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Why do writers keep committing clichés?
Syfy (I still find it hard to write that instead of SciFi) recently debuted a new show called Continuum; the briefest possible summary I can come up with is that it starts in 2077 and a bunch of anarchists send … Continue reading
No Plot? No Problem! – Chris Baty
I have a checkered past with National Novel Writing Month. I first signed up for it years ago, and then my mother broke her hip and everything else went by the wayside. I tried again in 2010, and won, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Baty, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, No Plot? No Problem!, Office of Letters and Light, writing
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Telling Lies for Fun and Profit – Lawrence Block
The articles that compose this writing guide are all, happily, nicely written – but there’s not much new here, I’m afraid, and not much applicable to my particular situation … Larry Block – as he tells the story a couple … Continue reading
Thanksgiving, and why (or: Remembering Anne McCaffrey)
Given the day, it seems obvious to couch this post in the terms of what I’m thankful for. First and foremost, always and above, I’m grateful for my family. We’re none of us a huggy gushy expressive family, but the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne McCaffrey, C.S. Lewis, Dragon, Dragonriders of Pern, dragons, Lady Gaga, Pern, Thanksgiving, writing
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Writers’ Tricks of the Trade – Morgan St. James (LTER)
Wow. This is a LibraryThing Early Reviewer book, and I’m really reconsidering whether I’ll finish this or not. The one-star rating this wears on LT and GoodReads right now is provisional; I honestly don’t know if I’ll go open it … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction, LibraryThing, Morgan St. James, writers, Writers Resources, Writers' Tricks of the Trade, writing
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LTER: Brewing Fine Fiction
This is a compilation of pieces by denizens of a website who have been published: the tag line for the book is “Advice for writers from the authors at Book View Café”. It is an extremely mixed bag, in content … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, Book View Café, Craft, E-book, Writers Resources, writing
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Yarrow, Charles de Lint
Yet another book I haven’t read in probably twenty years, Yarrow is the story of Cat Midhir, a fantasy novelist who, unbeknownst to everyone but herself, is dependent on her dreams for her writing. Every night she has found herself … Continue reading
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