This week I’m looking at Italo Calvino’s fourth value of literature: Visibility. After reading the lecture, I still wasn’t sure what he meant by “Visibility,” but after some time with my dictionary, I think I figured it out. Visibility, or visibleness, can mean “conspicuousness” or “conspicuity”–which I like the sound of–which means: Easily discovered, seen,Continue reading “Visibility: Fantasy in Reality, and Reality in Fantasy”
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Sci-Fi and Fantasy Stories Anthology Review: L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future volume 38
In anticipation of the Writer’s Games kicking off this weekend, here are my thoughts on a book of short stories I recently enjoyed. Why I picked it up: I received a free e-book version of L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future volume 38 (amazon associate link) from the publisher through the Library ThingContinue reading “Sci-Fi and Fantasy Stories Anthology Review: L. Ron Hubbard presents Writers of the Future volume 38”
Revision Process: An interview with author Shelly Campbell
I asked one of the panelists, Shelly Campbell, if she would be interested in sharing more about her revision process here on Experience Writing and she so kindly agreed to answer some more questions I have about revision. So today, we are in for a treat!
The Planner Experiment: The Third Week of June
How was your week? I hope you got some good writing done, enjoyed a good book, poems and stories and sent out some submissions. I had a pretty good week. I typed up my poems, worked on a story and read a lot. This summer has already shaped up to be the summer of aContinue reading “The Planner Experiment: The Third Week of June”
The Planner Experiment: First Week of June
Looking for some fun summer reading? I hope you’ll check out this new anthology of twelve fresh, fantasy stories from Pacific Northwest authors, including me! The Planner Experiment Quick recap: I started the Planner Experiment at the beginning of the year with the intention to find homes for all my stories by learning more aboutContinue reading “The Planner Experiment: First Week of June”
Exciting News!! Deadly Again This Summer is out today!
Deadly Again This Summer is a story I wrote as an exploration of why young, athletic people drown in the lake each summer. It is a modern-day fairy tale in that it’s a cautionary tale of magical realism. This story is very close to my heart and I’m so excited that Z Publishing chose it forContinue reading “Exciting News!! Deadly Again This Summer is out today!”
Exploring the Senses – Finale: Using sensory information in your writing
Through this series on exploring the senses we (you and I) have explored all the major senses and more. We’ve experimented with how sensual stimuli trigger memories that can inspire writing and played with different ways to add sensory detail to our writing. Now, I want to talk about when and how to use thisContinue reading “Exploring the Senses – Finale: Using sensory information in your writing”
Exploring the Senses – The Sixth Sense
Though everyone agrees on the five major senses, neurologists and perception researchers believe there are more. Some think the main senses should be broken into sub-genres. Others believe we have many sensory cell types leading to other senses including: balance, pain, temperature, time, body part location, and sensing internal organs. However, when we talk aboutContinue reading “Exploring the Senses – The Sixth Sense”
First Story of the Lake Spirit
When she was younger, her favorite moments were swimming toward the full moon on a dark summer night. She would follow the trail the moon reflected on the lake, revealing another small part of the golden path after each smooth, silent stroke. She focused on the light, keeping her head above the water and movedContinue reading “First Story of the Lake Spirit”
Creating Fictional Worlds: Not just Sci-Fi and Fantasy
I recently visited the Fantasy exhibit at the EMP museum in Seattle. In addition to the fun and inspirational drawings, costumes, and interactive computer exhibits, they displayed J.R.R. Tolkien’s hand written timeline. It was kind of him to reiterate the point of my previous post (Ha. Ha!). It also spoke to a related aspect ofContinue reading “Creating Fictional Worlds: Not just Sci-Fi and Fantasy”
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