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Blog postSo while writing this blog post, I was deep in the middle of a class by Kris Kennedy on backstory. (Which was excellent BTW, so if you ever see her teaching that class anywhere, run to register!)
If you don’t know what backstory is, it’s the part of your book you’re not supposed to put on the page. It’s the contents of that dreaded info dump we know we shouldn’t let anywhere near our prose unless it’s in drips and drabs throughout our novel. And it’s also the wizard hiding b -
Blog postPhoto by Javardh on Unsplash
Life has taken a turn. I have a day job working in an ancillary capacity to the medical field and the recent pandemic has me working 12 hour days, seven days a week just to keep information about COVID-19 flowing online.
So my writing has suffered quite a bit while I work and worry about the current state of our society, unable to escape into my fantasies while real life is pounding on my door. I wish I could say that I have a book almost ready to -
Blog postI was recently researching western steampunk because, well….I’m writing one and I was surprised to see that it’s one of several in the ____punk genre. I knew about cyberpunk and steampunk, but dieselpunk?
This prompted a trip to Wikipedia where I found out that my punk knowledge was sadly behind the times. These days there is:
Cyberpunk – encompassing a technologically advanced dystopia and the loners who inhabit it (which also spawned “postcyberpunk” with protag -
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Blog postNot pulling any punches, the reviewer loves a flawed movie that I also love and gives us a valuable lesson on Emotional Storytelling or in other words, you can have all the plot in the world, but character growth is what makes your reader (viewer?) love the story.
The post Recommended Video – Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Emotional Storytelling appeared first on Aidee Ladnier.
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Blog postSo I posed a question to the Queer Sci Fi authors group concerning how a short story writer goes about penning a novel. I received eye-opening and useful answers, so I thought I’d share them here:
Regarding plot, writer Angel Martinez pointed out that “A short story is about a single issue that needs to be resolved. A novella is about an issue resolved in a straight line. A novel is about a journey and all the things you see and learn and solve along the way… You need a conflict that -
Blog postQueer Sci Fi has just released the annual QSF Flash Fiction anthology. This year, the theme is “Migration.” MI-GRA-TION (noun) 1) Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.
2) Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions.
3) Movement from one part of something to another.
Three definitions to inspire writers around the world and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell. Here are 120 of our favorites -
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Blog postAs you might be able to tell from all my blogging, I love to write blog posts. This holds true whether I’m here on my blog or visiting on someone else’s site.
I write them because blog owners love them. And for good reason:
Guest Posts aren’t just a scream to BUY MY BOOK like so many listings of a blurb and a cover. Blog visitors may skim over an excerpt or cover reveal, but will stop to read an interesting post. Guest Posts allow readers to get to know an author better. They see -
Blog postWith the convention season upon us, I thought I might do a post with some quick tips for making conventions a little less painful. Although I’ve only been publishing for the last half-dozen years, I’ve been attending medical conferences for the last 25 and they have a lot in common when it comes to aching feet, cold rooms, and crowds of people.
So here’s my six secrets to a pain-free convention:
Dress professionally, but not to the detriment of your health and comfort. While you w -
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Blog postDeadlines are an intrinsic part of being a writer. You have to a specific date to turn in the first draft. Edits are due by a subsequent date, The book promotion should be in place by another date. Rinse and Repeat.
But this isn’t a post about WRITING deadlines – it’s one about writing DEADLINES.
In other words why should writers have all the fun? Let’s spread anxiety into our books as well. (Haha!)
I’ve always called this feature a Time Lock and basically, you w -
Blog postDuring my time as a professional writer, three habits have helped me become a better author.
Reading. A good writer always reads. As Stephen king says, “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” I encourage you to read the best that literature has to offer and puzzle out why these specific books continue to speak to us. Read in your favorite genre and figure out what appeals to you on a visceral level. Read flawed books and -
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