Now that we have talked about lots of material things and places to put them the next question is how do we move all those things about. So we need to talk a bit here about modes of transportation and how we can learn more about them. Depending on your period and locale, your characters … More NaNoWriMo VP 6 – some thoughts on getting it there
Today, I am prepping to begin my NaNoWriMo experience. For me that means doing the following things…
Being able to see and hear and touch and taste and smell all of those things for themselves. Being able to turn them in the light and sneeze at the dust upon them or smell the lemon of the furniture wax. Too many writers make the mistake of just telling people that it is raining … More NaNoWriMo VP 5 – It takes senses to make sense!
And that brings us to mystery writers. Sad to say true mysteries are dying out due to the ease of access and glut of technology available to crime fighters these days, with the private eye novel especially being close to extinction, but there are still some good ones out there and some of the rules … More NaNoWriMo VP 4 – Mystery Writers
Shifting temporal gears here, medieval fantasy novelists, friends, you are also not immune. As someone who spent two years in the company of hard core Renn Faire artists and LARPers, let me assure you should really do some research into what your characters are carrying. Take it from me, you absolutely cannot swing a broadsword … More NaNoWriMo VP 3 – What’s In Its Pocketses, Part 2, FANTASY and Sword and Board.
So to begin with item one, in a rather famous dark cave a short little hobbit with hairy feet whilst riddling for his life once asked a seeming little monster with throat issues, “What’s in my pocket?” Okay, as a riddle this was unfair, and frankly Gollum should have called the sneaky, feelthy hobbit on … More NaNoWriMo VP 2 – What’s In Its Pocketses, Part 1
Well hello, greetings, guten tag, moshi moshi and aloha. It’s great to be here this evening with all of you as we create some brave new worlds. Today we are here to discuss one of the more neglected arts of writing, especially in this age of decreasing attention spans, world building. Since this topic is … More NaNoWriMo Virtual Presentation 1 – Intro
As a rule I don’t read series. Especially not incomplete series. I hate the lack of resolution. Yes, I know this is book one of a slated three – now stretched out to 2 finished books and a finished novella, with the final book promised after a not yet finished novella. And yes there is … More Book Review: The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss
As most of you know I am a huge fan of Dorothy L. Sayers and own everything she’s ever written, which of course includes the insanely literate and very well written Lord Peter Wimsey books. Wimsey, intellectual detective and Oxford History 1st, made a huge splash in the English writing scene way back in the … More Book review: The Attenbury Emeralds, Jill Paton Walsh
Things I learned by being social media free for 40 days (!). TL;DR – it’s true. People do not talk (vocalize/verbalize) anymore. Also smartphones are increasingly necessary just to get through the day. First, let me define social media. During this period, I used Lent’s forty days, I did not use: Facebook Instagram Twitter Quora … More I gave up social media for 40 days. Here is what I learned.
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