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     | Next week, I will begin the first of two sessions speaking to a small group of students at Wake Forest University on the subject of writing — in particular, writing openings and creating creatures. The catch: these are biology students. See, this all began a few years ago when a professor in the biology department [...] I’ve been reading The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, the sequel to his stellar book The Shadow of the Wind, and noticed his eloquent use of description. Passages swoop and soar with metaphor and simile in a way that brings life to the mundane. Likewise, fantasy author China Miéville uses his extensive vocabulary to [...] In high school, the first poet I ever really got into was e. e. cummings. Now that I think of it, he may be the only poet I ever really gotten into. Part of the joy in his poetry is not the words, but the form they would take. He understood that the way something [...] Research. Plot. Character. BIC. World-building. Story. Voice. Backups. Theme. Scene. Conflict. Revisions. Rising action. The list goes on and on. The question for today’s post is How do I juggle all of this? Well, like everything in writing there is no one, simple, easy answer. We are all unique, and we all deal with the challenges of [...] The holidays are here and, in some cases, gone. I hope you all get at least one new book this season. For some, the holidays are the best time of year and for others, the worst. Wherever you may fall on the spectrum, one thing is usually true — the holidays ignite emotions. And what [...] Before I get started, I want to thank all the folks at Magical Words for the warm welcome. Thanks. I also want to let you all know that I’m at Philcon right now and have limited/no computer access, so my responses to any comments might not come until Monday. Sorry about that, but I will [...] | This is a 2D-barcode containing the address of our Many companies provide barcode readers that you can install on your mobile, and all of the following are compatible with this format: | ||
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