Sorry I disappeared there for a bit. After my last post, my plans derailed–one thing after another–and I had a little trouble getting back on the tracks. Today, however, I want to share an exciting event. It’s the first day of TBRcon21, a free online sci-fi writers conference. Tons of authors. Tons of interesting sessions.Continue reading “Free Writers Conference Starts Today!”
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October Challenges: #Writober and #OctPoWriMo
October is right around the corner which means some fun daily challenges I participate in are coming up. I hope you’ll join me. Writober Writober is a daily flash story challenge with image prompts. I set up the daily prompts on a pinterest board, so you can see them all at once and jump aroundContinue reading “October Challenges: #Writober and #OctPoWriMo”
Fantasy, Horror and Sci-Fi. Oh my!
Just when I thought I had run out of paying markets for the planner, I happened upon Locus, a journal that reviews speculative fiction journals which expanded my knowledge of available paying markets. Speculative Fiction Speculative fiction includes: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Horror, Slipstream, Weird, Bizarro, and more. Curious what slipstream is?Continue reading “Fantasy, Horror and Sci-Fi. Oh my!”
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”
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”
Nobody’s Perfect
Want to make me not at all interested in a character? Describe him, or her as beautiful and rich. I gave up on Mary Higgins Clark’s mysteries in middle school because I just couldn’t care about the plight of the wealthy, beautiful people any more. Isn’t it enough that they cover the screens of ourContinue reading “Nobody’s Perfect”
Experience Writing 