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Dance squads and energy on the page
I’m a metaphor junkie. I also see a fair number of critique or contest manuscripts, and I lead workshops on occasion, so for a while I’ve been trying to find words or instructional help for something I’ve noticed in lots … Continue reading
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Everything I know about spec fic I learned from…
… Diana Wynne Jones. Her fantasy novels are light and funny, with organic plots and plenty of surprises. Best of all, her storyworlds are interesting and her characters are lovable. The books of hers that I’ve learned the most from … Continue reading
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Everything I know about writing spec fiction I learned from…
Three small words: Brave New World By Aldous Huxley. Please, tell me you’ve read it. And if you haven’t, then get thee to the library immediately and check this novel out. Consider it a homework assignment. To me, this novel … Continue reading
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Everything I know about writing spec fic I learned from…
…Ray Bradbury. When I first read “A Sound of Thunder” in eighth grade, I think my brain underwent a permanent change. I was intrigued by the time travel, excited by the dinosaur hunt, and amazed by the twist ending. Since … Continue reading
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Everything I know about writing spec fic I learned from…
Norton Juster. If I don’t count the Dr. Seuss book that taught me to read, THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH has probably influenced my life more than any other. My fifth-grade teacher read it aloud to her class, and the idea that … Continue reading
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Everything I know about writing spec fic I learned from…
Stephen King. Well, maybe not everything, because there’s Norton Juster, Rosemary Sutcliff, Andre Norton, and a few others, too. Plus a number of authors I’m sure I absorbed back in the days when my reading was just reading—no analytical component … Continue reading
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