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by Peg Robinson. © 1997 Disclaimer: Distribute freely. The more folks who know how to give and take crit ethically, humanely, and usefully, the better. One of the things I was beginning to suspect just watching the dialogues go by on the newsgroup has been confirmed reading the responses to my query about a crit essay. Yes, there are useful concepts you can pick up, there's vocabulary that comes in handy. Most of you know darned good and well when a piece of material seems disorganized and poorly presented, you know when a stretch of dialogue is vivid, believable and revealing, you know when a character seems to jump off the page—and when a character seems wooden and artificial. What many of you are missing is not the comprehension of writing that would allow you to comment. Crit can be seen as an interactive 'combat sport,' pursued in public by more than one person—while reading and writing are fairly peaceable, and usually pursued in solitude. Two final comments, before I start. OK.
Ben Bova Writing Tips
TIPS FOR WRITERS Ben Bova 1. Write Every Day.The most important thing for a writer to do is to write. Write every day. (In reply to an emailed question) The question, "Am I writer?"
Toasted Cheese
37 Lectures Every Writer Should Listen To
By Jessica Cortez Seasoned writers and complete novices alike have a few things in common: a shared love of the written word and the need for the occasional word of advice, wisdom or motivation to keep them going. While writing is a creatively gratifying process, it can also be one riddled with dead ends, late nights and loads of frustration. Whether you are studying for a liberal arts degree, have a career in liberal arts, or writing for fun, here are a few lectures that will give writers young and old alike some tips on writing better, getting published and promoting their craft as much as possible. Advice from Authors There are few people more qualified to offer advice to writers than those who are authors themselves, and that’s just what these lectures do. Improving Your Skills No matter how good you get at writing, you’ll always need to keep honing your craft, and these videos offer sage advice on making your work better every day. Inspiration and Motivation Getting Published Comments
Writing Tips for Fiction Writers
Suggestions please
okay, there are some glitches and i cant retrieve posts from the new members forum. i guess that section of the site is being worked with at the moment.. i can offer you this thread, to the bookclub forum: here's another author to read: his writing is brutal, infective. plus he currently has three books out, and the forth releases this year! definitely give kiss me, judas a try. a great book, and the hard cover is cheap, like twelve bucks new at amazon. and it has a great first line: “I must be dead for there is nothing but blue snow and the furious silence of a gunshot.” (you'll flip when you read the opening pages of his third novel; fucking brilliant!) another writer, a list: okay, so youve blown through chuck's library and youre slightly depressed. like, what now? oh, and welcome to the cult. this place has the strong potential to change you, maybe even for the better -kabol
You and Your Characters
Written by James Patrick Kelly Copyright © 1991 by Davis Publications, First published in WRITING SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY, edited by Gardner Dozois, et. al., St. Martin’s Press. Once I admitted to myself that I had the raging hunger to write, I gobbled up every book on the subject I could find. I still have most of them; I’ve just gathered fourteen and stacked them beside my computer monitor for inspiration. Each has a chapter on characterization. It seems there are all kinds of characters: developing characters, static characters, round characters, flat characters, cardboard characters (oh, are there cardboard characters!) I’ve recently been teaching my daughter Maura to ski, a skill described by a language every bit as arcane as that of characterization. Although the vocabulary of characterization is important, it can also get in your way. Having said that, there’s one suggestion I can offer before you launch yourselves onto fiction’s slippery slopes. Antagonist: a.k.a.
Jennifer Castle on Writing a Grieving Character | Figment Blog
Unsure how to create a character who grieves convincingly without writing a totally depressing tear-jerker? Here’s some advice from someone who definitely knows what she’s doing. Jennifer Castle, author of The Beginning of After, shares her secrets. There were moments while I was writing The Beginning of After, my novel about a teen girl who must find a way to move forward after losing her whole family in a car accident, when I would stop typing, smack myself on the forehead, and say, “Wait a minute, missy. Just what the hell do you think you’re doing?” Because I have zero personal experience with this level of tragedy. Eventually I realized, you don’t have to have a history with grief in order to write about it. Death is a recurring theme in storytelling, as it should be…it’s, uh, a recurring theme in life. Here’s what else I learned: Do your research. Know your character. It doesn’t have to be all gloom and doom.
10 Steps to Creating Realistic Fantasy Animals
by Ashley Lange Why do writers write? Because it isn't there. - Thomas Berger Arguably, the two most challenging aspects for fantasy/science fiction writers to conquer are originality and believability. Okay, so why use animals? The attraction to fantasy animals is obvious. The first question you need to ask yourself is why you are creating a creature in the first place. To attack the hero (wild animal) To be guarding something/a gateway To be a feature of the environment (aka, hero sees a herd grazing) To be someone's pet To oppose the hero (aka enemy orc soldiers) To aid the hero (such as friendly elves) To set the mood (glowing eyes in a dark forest) For a mount (a variant of a horse/camel/donkey, etc.) To be hunted To work (such as on a farm) To be raised for meat/milk/silk/wool To race competitively To fight (such as in an arena) To draw (Who says you have to write about it?) “All monsters need a personality,” – Peter Jackson EYES: Eyes see.
FAN FICTION CHEAT SHEET INDEX
undefined BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER fans, Giles doesn't go around calling everyone he dislikes a "pillock." Don't limit his vocabulary; learn some British slang at sites like A DICTIONARY OF SLANG. Visit Wikipedia for some samples of police jargon. Go here for a dictionary of hard-boiled slang ala Bogart detective movies. To absorb wisdom from Little Calamity's background notes on various cult TV shows, and occasionally find links to useful sites on said shows, click on the appropriate link below: Action Shows in General Western TV shows Review helpful hints on HOW TO WRITE ALMOST READABLE FAN-FICTION. Read stories about shows like these. Copyright © 1999 - 2012, Jane A.
