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There’s a great discussion on this topic going on over at Karen Miller’s blog. Here is part of what I wrote in the comments section: I must admit I have never read fanfic and have no desire to do so. Nor … Continue reading
Glenda Larke
This should actually be called “world building when you don’t have a clue” although I’m not talking about general world creation [a la god], but something perhaps of more of value to all writers – what do you do when … Continue reading
Ok, I have spent four days on this darn synopsis, (actually for a quartet rather than a trilogy). Which is ridiculous. I can write 5,000 words on a good day, and it has taken me four days to write a … Continue reading
Patty made a comment yesterday that prompted this post…thanks, Patty. Let me start by saying that there is something that does remain a mystery to me, and that’s how authors – some of them, anyway – seem to know exactly … Continue reading
Sometimes I get some intimation of what people think about writers – and it’s not quite what one may expect. Here’s a question from a poster on a Message Board about sff: is everyone a potentual writer? Is it jus … Continue reading
A friend emailed yesterday. She had been telling me for ages how hard she was finding the writing of her new contracted book – it was coming along far too slowly and each page had to be wrung out of … Continue reading
Aargh. Came back from a weekend away to find my laptop has no power – I suspect something drastic happened to the insides, as just before everything went black, it went very, very hot… I am now an anomaly. A … Continue reading
One of my favourite fantasy authors, Guy Gavriel Kay, has been interviewed in the September issue of Locus Magazine, and he has – as one might expect of such a talented and interesting storyteller – some wise things to say. … Continue reading
I had an email from someone I didn’t know the other day, saying he was up to chater (sic) 8 in his novel and, if I wanted to help him with any aspects of it, to plase (sic) let him … Continue reading
I had a radio interview with Grant Stone on Faster Than Light today. (That’s in Western Australia). I don’t think I was very coherent on one question he asked, which arose out of my portrayal of the main protagonist in Heart … Continue reading