Posted in writing on Feb 24th, 2009
I’m a big fan of Joel C. Rosenberg! His political thriller series beginning with The Last Days made my head spin. How could he have aligned his fiction with wordly events – before they happened? I saw him one evening on Glenn Beck and one of his statements stood out…
To misunderstand the nature of evil [...]
Posted in writing on Feb 13th, 2009
At times, Google can be a blessing or a curse. Today it was a blessing. During an aimless surf session at lunch I ran across a couple of sites regarding exploring human personality.
Yesterday I was contemplating about how to get inside the heads of my minor characters. Today’s surf session may have yielded a few [...]
Posted in writing on Oct 27th, 2008
Dialogue
Now is a great time to think about dialogue. Review each of your characters and make notes about their speech and conversation patterns. It is often a challenge to write convincing dialogue without falling into the “he said” or “she said” trap.
I’ve posted a worksheet on Dialogue in the Resources section. This should provide an [...]
Posted in Random Thoughts on May 30th, 2008
A brief explanation is that a ficlet is a short story that enables you to collaborate with the world. Once you’ve written and shared your ficlet, any other user can pick up the narrative thread by adding a prequel or sequel. In this manner, you may know where the story begins, but you’ll never guess [...]
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