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A J Hartley

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Rules of Writing: Show, Don’t Tell, (Except When You Tell)

We talk a lot here at MagicalWords.Net about the rules of writing, when to adhere to the rules like iron filings to an electromagnet, and when to break those rules, when to do something different. Last week, I was deeply into my WIP. Which is still untitled, by the way, and is making me feel [...]

Distractions

Y’all, it’s been One of Those Weeks for about two months now. I wanted to post something brilliant for you to read today, but really all I want to do is work on my New Shiny. So I’m going to throw a bunch of glittery internet treats at you and hope you don’t [...]

Making Your Worlds Come Alive

I have posted here before about worldbuilding, and no doubt I will again.  Only a month or so ago, Benjamin Tate gave  us an excellent guest post on the subject.  But I have been thinking about worldbuilding in a new way since beginning work on the Thieftaker books, which are my first set in a [...]

How Do I Write a Novel?

A guy the AKA (Gwen Hunter) knows, a lawyer who did some work for us back in the 1990s, asked me/us to read his book opening. Actually it was 16 pages of concept thrown onto the pages, single spaced, a lot for shock value. It read like a short story that needed a lot of [...]

Fabulous Title

A couple of years ago, I was invited to appear at a convention, and one of the duties was to read aloud a Poe story of my choosing. My favorite has always been The Cask of Amontillado, so I rushed to grab that one before anyone else could. When the coordinator started emailing [...]

Special Guest Stars – Jagi Lamplighter

Our friend Jagi Lamplighter’s latest book, Prospero In Hell, hits store shelves this week. It’s the second volume in her well-received Prospero’s Daughter series. We’re delighted to welcome her back to Magical Words!

All About The Wonder: Why I Write Fantasy

Yesterday, I met my first grader at the bus after school. As [...]