Here is an article on Character I did for GliphoWriMo. Imagine that you and I are standing in front of an easel upon which an artist has drawn a circle. It’s just a circle. We tilt our head left and right, but there’s nothing else there. One line. Round. Flat. Then, the artist…
Today's boost is for author and newspaperman extraordinaire Ken Rossignol. Ever read comics about crusading editors like Perry White (Superman's editor)? Ken was the real thing! He ran a little fishing newspaper called the ST. MARY'S TODAY. Then he got hit by a drunk driver. Not much damage done, but his brother had been killed by…
Now that I've had a few hours to think about it, I really liked the Doctor Who 50th show. I think it was really excellent. Many good parts. But, by far, my favorite moment was the last scene. In particular, I was blown away by the last thing the Curator said, where a combination of…
In honor of Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary:
A LOT of good entries this week: A tie this week between: I never otter gone swimming today. and Now, men, for our next manoeuvre… With special honorable mention to: OMG they ate all of him except his HEAD!!!!!! Because I thought that, too.
Hey Folks, Mab Boreal here. You know me—the Northeast Wind who works for Prospero Inc. as a company gumshoe. It has come to my attention that you humans are woefully uninformed about the dangers of the supernatural world. You walk around all day, taking absolutely no precautions. Some of you are so crazy, you even…
Somehow, last week, I skipped over The Trick–my favorite writing tip of them all! The Trick: Raising expectations in one direction but having the story first go in the opposite direction. The Trick is the secret to writing, the thing that makes a story work: expectation followed by something other than the expected outcome…
From now on, on Tuesdays, I’m going to post a link and a bit of info for a fellow writer. My hope is to give other writers a bit of exposure so that if they are someone you all might enjoy, you have the chance to learn about them. Steven G. Johnson is a…
This meager blog will be getting two new features. One on Tuesdays, and one on Thursdays. On Tuesdays, we will have Signal Boost Tuesday — When I will post a link and a bit of info for a fellow writer. My hope is to give other writers a bit of exposure so that if they…
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