Digging in to Writing
I’m trying to get my writing restarted after the move. I’m not trying to finish Pixie Noir in 13 weeks any longer, as I had originally planned. I’ll be happy to get it done by […]
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It’s Write-a-thon season: Clarion West and Clarion workshops sign up writers
Planning to tackle a writing project this summer? Now you can get your writing done with other writers and raise money for two of the world’s foremost non-profit writing workshops.* Clarion West and Clarion invite […]
Marooned off Vesta by Isaac Asimov
Marooned off Vesta was Asimov’s first published story, appearing in the March 1939 issue of Amazing Stories. The story, and the story behind the story, is an example of man’s will and determination to to never give up.
ASM Blog Horde Interview with Felicity Savage
Welcome to the Amazing Stories BLOG HORDE INTERVIEWS! The ASM Blog Horde is a diverse and wonderful species. I have the privilege of talking with all of them, and I get to share those chats with […]
Girl, You’re In the Army Now
Why do authors write equal opportunities for women into fantasy worlds with pre-modern technologies and societies? Unless they are Terry Pratchett, they’re only making themselves look silly.
Writing Oddly
I’ve been thinking about what makes me write, and what makes writing interesting. I find a lot of gray goo out there. You know what I mean, writing that you can’t remember five minutes after […]
So You Want to Write a Sequel to Your Novel…
Congratulations, you published the next great SF novel and it is a whopping success. Now you are wondering whether you should write a sequel. Before you do that, check out this list of common issues […]
How to Hook Your Reader and Deliver
A great story opening arouses, delays and rewards. Constructing a compelling beginning—often called a hook—is a common challenge for even established writers, and one of the most important parts of a story. The opening should […]
Follow-Up and Follow Through
Writing a blog about writing has led me to a lot of cool websites and other writing blogs. I’ve found more tools than I’ve ever had to help me get my stories written. As I’ve […]
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 20 in series)
I Love Your Story. Now Change It: Working with an editor Welcome back to my on-going series on how to market and sell short fiction. I’ve written these posts in a very specific sequence, with […]
Novedades abril-mayo
Como dije en el otro post, seguimos produciendo. He aquí de las novedades que me han comunicado de los meses de abril y mayo LIBROS “De monstruos y trincheras” de Ramón Merino Collado. (Espiral Ciencia […]
Your Majesty, I’m So Over You
Ranks and titles are powerful tools in the fantasy writer’s toolkit. What a shame they are used so unimaginatively in general. I offer some inspiration alongside your weekly dose of young fogeyishness.
Muse Ridden
As I write this, it’s bank holiday in the UK and Memorial Day in the US. The sun is out and – against all the odds – summer is actually here. So what’s a writer […]
On the Muses
Lesley Smith’s post today prompted me to revisit my own experiences with the Muses. It caused me to ask myself this question: What does my Muse look like? In classical (Greek) mythology, there are nine […]
Interview with Michael J Sullivan
Hello all, I am back from my hiatus as I moved to Ohio. Now that I am settled, enjoying the weather in the southern part of the state, I will be able to post regularly. […]
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 19 in series)
Sign Here: What to look (and look out) for in short fiction contracts (continued) Welcome back to my on-going series on how to market and sell short fiction. These posts are written in a very […]
ASM Blog Horde Interview with Ricky L. Brown
Welcome to the Amazing Stories BLOG HORDE INTERVIEWS! The ASM Blog Horde is a diverse and wonderful species. I have the privilege of talking with all of them, and I get to share those chats with […]
The Eyes of Fiction
They say that the eyes are the windows of the soul- we’ve heard that so many times. But when it comes to fiction, this appears to be true. In 2012, I started writing an indie […]
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 18 in series)
Sign Here: What to look (and look out) for in short fiction contracts (continued) Welcome back to my on-going series on how to market and sell short fiction. These posts are written in a very […]
Don’t Quote Me on This, But…
Quoting lines from science fiction can be expected amongst the members of fandom. But getting it right is vital to your nerd credibility.
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 17 in series)
Sign Here: What to look (and look out) for in short fiction contracts (Part 1) Welcome back to my on-going series on how to market and sell short fiction. These posts are written in a […]
ASM Blog Horde Interview with Zachary Clemente
Welcome to the Amazing Stories BLOG HORDE INTERVIEWS! The ASM Blog Horde is a diverse and wonderful species. I have the privilege of talking with all of them, and I get to share those chats with […]
How To End Your Story
Have you ever seen the movie The Party with Peter Sellers? The first scene is priceless. Sellers plays an actor who is shot in a war scene; he subverts the script by refusing to die. […]
Characters: Kvothe from The Name of the Wind
Among fantasy titans, Patrick Rothfuss shocked just about everyone by carving a place for himself with his book, The Name of the Wind. It centered on Kvothe, a character of a hundred different stories and […]
Life Cycle of a Novel
Some writers work from an outline, others just wing it. They start at page one and write one scene after another, with only a vague idea of where they’re headed. I know a guy who’s […]
Interview with a Reader
After a series of interviews with self-published authors, I thought I would interview a reader. Or rather, three of them, Sanford Begley, Joseph Capdepon II, and Jack William Finley. (Jack is also a writer.) They […]
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 16 in series
Drawing the Line: When to stop submitting a story Welcome back to my on-going series on how to market and sell short fiction. These posts are written in a very specific sequence, with each entry […]
Demystifying the Synopsis
A synopsis is a larger version of the book jacket blurb you see on the back of most paperbacks in the bookstore. You write a synopsis for the same reason: to sell a story idea […]
Characters: Malcolm Reynolds of Firefly
Let’s talk about Firefly. Remember Firefly everyone? That show we all love? The one FOX cancelled? The one about the scrappy band of space cowboys by the guy who did The Avengers? Hell yeah. Let’s […]
Camp NaNoWriMo the First (2013): Lessons Learned
In just under thirty days I have written over sixty thousand words on two projects and started a third. This is a personal best for me but proves that if you put your mind to […]
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