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Remember, today is 'buy a horror X' day. So go buy a horror book, movie or whatever. Do something spooky for the fun of it.
Fri, October 13, 2006 - 12:27 PM
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I'm starting a new project tonight. I just put the finishing touches on a couple of works I've already promised to an editor. As soon as I have an official acceptence, I'll announce the publication. Looks like a great company to work with. Kind of like a publishing co-op.
The new project is story 1 of 5 I want to write in prep for my novel. I want to see if the Shoegazing genre will work in a story format. I haven't completely figured out how that will translate, but that's what the ...
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"Since each story presents its own technical problems, obviously one can't generalize about them on a two-times-two-equals-four basis. Finding the right form for your story is simply to realize the most natural way of telling the story. The test of whether or not a writer has divined the natural shape of his story is just this: After reading it, can you imagine it differently, or does it silence your imagination and seem to you absolute and final? As an orange is final. As an orange is some...
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Fri, September 29, 2006 - 11:55 AM
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There's a particular dramatic flow I'm looking for in everything I read now. I call it the dip. You see, a good scene is structured like a roller coaster. This of course is pretty common knowledge to most dramatists. So I'm not claiming to have found some great truth here, I'm just stating it for completeness mostly--and the terrible mixed metaphor I'll use to try to illustrate my point.
I've often said that conflict is pushed far too hard on new writers. Perhaps there's a good reaso...
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Fantasy Magazine's going cheap
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Subscribe. Do it now.
Fantasy Magazine is running a wonderful holiday subscription special. Here are the details:
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This is a first for us, but we're now offering an online holiday special for Fantasy Magazine, both for US and...
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Happy Friday 13th
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Remember, today is 'buy a horror X' day. So go buy a horror book, movie or whatever. Do something spooky for the fun of it.
Writing updates
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I'm starting a new project tonight. I just put the finishing touches on a couple of works I've already promised to an editor. As soon as I have an official acceptence, I'll announce the publication. Looks like a great company to work with. Kin...
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Just Right
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"Since each story presents its own technical problems, obviously one can't generalize about them on a two-times-two-equals-four basis. Finding the right form for your story is simply to realize the most natural way of telling the story. The test...
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Craft - The Dramatic Dip
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There's a particular dramatic flow I'm looking for in everything I read now. I call it the dip. You see, a good scene is structured like a roller coaster. This of course is pretty common knowledge to most dramatists. So I'm not claiming to have...
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