Writing lessons and the writing life
Many years ago I lived in Iceland. On a visit to the National Museum I was struck by a small round smooth stone with a hole in it, on which was enscribed in runes Þora á mig (Thora owns me). Either I didn’t read the explanation of what the stone was, or there wasn’t one, [...]
How to enjoy a movie adaptation of a comic book:
Read the source material.
Don’t have a huge emotional stake in the outcome.
It was fine, much better than I expected The backstory that played out over the credits was moving and poignant, even if Dylan is an obvious choice, and the movie captured the nuances of the [...]
At ConDFW, David Weber, creator of the Honor Harrington series, said that aspiring writers should avoid fan fic. Now, David Weber has countless books to his name and an illustrious career as a military SF writer. I’ve sold two novels. So I know whose advice I would take. But if you want another opinion, read on. Just [...]
(Note: Sometimes the work we do is never meant to be written down but serves only as a way to explore our characters and their stories. Wendy Wheeler of Slug Tribe calls this “story work.” It helps gives dimension to your novel even if it doesn’t make it into the final version. I’m not sure [...]
K is home for spring break and we are doing a spring cleaning of sorts so everything is chaotic — more than usual — around here. I crave routine and I don’t got it.
I haven’t written anything new in a while. We’ve been busy with house stuff — yay! plumbers! — and my attention has been [...]
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