writefantastic – Why Fantasy?
And on the heels of the article I wrote yesterday, Mark Chadbourn has an interesting article. This one’s actually been in my queue for a while, but the timing is good for me to actually finish writing it.
Mark’s primary argument is that writers of speculative fiction need to make sure that their stories are actually about [...]
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The Literary Sexual Mechanic
Yesterday I mentioned my dislike of the literary sex mechanic. Today I’d like to elaborate on my views on this topic a little. This is a difficult philosophy to put into words, so bear with me as I do my best here.
I realize that a lot of stories and novels contain at least one sex scene. [...]
Challenged to Write Better
I’d like to do a weekly write-up of writing techniques and tips learned from each Liberty Hall challenge I take part in. That means I’m now two weeks behind, since I had intended to do a write-up for last week’s challenge and never got around to it. I touched briefly on some aspects of the [...]