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A Little Writing Exercise
Over on my other site, I’ve been writing a lot about the series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Usually it’s fandom stuff, but I recently posted a 2-part series that sort of gives some insight into how I develop stories using character and story arcs. I’m posting links to it here Continue reading
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Que Sera Serees Shelved
Yup…the up and down odyssey that has been the penning of the novel is now essentially over. An agenty friend of mine, with whom I’ve partnered on non-writing projects over the years, agreed to read part of my novel. As part of our agreement, I committed to shelving it if she said that was what needed to be done in order to not damage my reputation with any future prospective publishers. Since I like to think I have a fair … Continue reading
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Thoughts on Time Travel
When you delve into science fiction, you inevitably run across a little plot device we like to call time travel. It’s a tricky thing, but not so tricky as you might suppose. I posted A Beginner’s Guide to Time Travel on another site in the hope that it might give some insight to others dealing with this snarky little subject.
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Is Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 For Writers?
A quick review of the usefulness of Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 10 for writers. Continue reading
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August Update – Que Sera Serees
This is something that I try to tell young writers: when it comes to others reading your work, you have to be VERY patient. Que Sera Serees has been out for evaluation for two months now with little in the way of information coming back. I’ll give it a month or so more and if I haven’t heard back by that time, I’ll be yanking it and will takes my chances. It’s been sitting around and making no progress for … Continue reading
Don’t Write What You Know
Before I read a lot of scripts and stories from new writers, I never realized that English teachers have done a great disservice to young people learning to write. These instructors say, “Write what you know.” The thought being that since you know the subject, then the end result will benefit from the familiarity. To that I say, Poppycock. Continue reading
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