A Post About Narrative and Life, At Magical Words
May 20, 2013
Today’s post can be found at
http://magicalwords.net
, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, Mindy Klasky, John Hartness, Kalayna Price, and James Tuck, among others. The post is called “On Creativity: Narrative, Fiction, and Life” It is a special post, written on a very special day in my life. I hope you enjoy it.
Today’s post can be found at
http://magicalwords.net
, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, Mindy Klasky, John Hartness, Kalayna Price, and James Tuck, among others. The post is called “On Writing and Creativity: Who Are Our Characters?” In it I discuss the work I do to give my characters personalities, emotions, and even opinions that are unique, and not at all my own. I hope you enjoy the post.
A Post About Short Fiction at Magical Words
March 18, 2013
Today’s post can be found at http://magicalwords.net, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, Mindy Klasky, John Hartness, Kalayna Price, and James Tuck, among others. The post is called “On Writing: Why I Love Writing Short Fiction.” It’s about the different approaches I take to writing short stories and novels. I hope you enjoy it.
A Post About Opening Lines, and an Invitation to Critique My WIP
February 4, 2013
Today’s post can be found at
http://magicalwords.net
, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, Mindy Klasky, John Hartness, Kalayna Price, and James Tuck, among others. The post is called “Turnabout is Fair Play: Your Turn to Critique MY Work.” In it, I present the opening paragraphs of my current work-in-progress, explain what I hope to accomplish with each paragraph, and then invite readers to critique the passage. I hope you enjoy it.
A New Creative Intersections Post at Magical Words
January 28, 2013
Today, I continue my series of Creative Intersections posts, which blend different aspects of writing, with another installment at
http://magicalwords.net
, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, Mindy Klasky, Kalayna Price, John Hartness, and James Tuck, among others. The post is called “Creative Intersections: Worldbuilding and Plot” and it discusses the ways in which setting and plot can interact in our stories. I hope you enjoy it.
“Creative Intersections” Series Continues at Magical Words
January 14, 2013
Today’s post can be found at
http://magicalwords.net
, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, Mindy Klasky, John Hartness, and Kalayna Price, among others. The post is called “Creative Intersections: Plot and Character Development,” and it continues my series of posts combining discussions of different aspects of writing. I hope you enjoy it.
Hope all of you had a great Fourth of July; I know I did. A parade, grilled dinner with good friends, fireworks. And a very successful book signing in my home town. Today, I am back to the Blog Tour with new posts at sites hosted by two of my very favorite people in the world. One is at the blog of my friend Kate Elliott. The post is about what Kate calls “Untaught history,” those aspects of our past that tend to be ignored by history textbooks. The other is a wonderfully fun post at the website of my Magical Words co-founder, Faith Hunter, in which a character of hers interviews Sephira Pryce, the thieftaking villainess of the Thieftaker books. I hope you enjoy both of them.
The THIEFTAKER Blog Tour Rolls On!
June 27, 2012
The Summer 2012 THIEFTAKER Blog Tour takes me to two blogs today. One belongs to Lucienne Diver, my terrific agent and a wonderful writer in her own right. I’m talking about characterization, in particular the inspiration for the lovely and dangerous Sephira Pryce from THIEFTAKER. And we’re giving away a copy of the book, so be sure to stop by! I am also at the blog of friend and author extraordinaire Cie Adams, posting about the joy of writing under a pseudonym. I hope you’ll check out and enjoy both posts.
A Writing Post About . . . Well, Several Things
May 7, 2012
Today’s post can be found at
http://magicalwords.net
, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, A.J. Hartley, C.E. Murphy, and Kalayna Price, among others. The post is called “On Writing: Potpourri — First Lines, Short Fiction, Dialogue,” and it is about different aspects of writing, with some emphasis on short stories. I hope you enjoy it.
A Post About Character Dynamics
April 30, 2012
Today’s post can be found at http://magicalwords.net, the group blog on the business and craft of writing fantasy that I maintain with fellow authors Faith Hunter, Misty Massey, A.J. Hartley, C.E. Murphy, and Kalayna Price, among others. The post is called “On Writing: Character Dynamics,” and it is about developing relationships among our characters. I hope you enjoy it.
