The Genesis of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks has a world without technology. In his book it is due to war. For more thought on why people...
I feel a little silly at the moment. Somehow, I missed that this was the third page of discussion on the topic. The heart of my issue is that if...
These both are examples of what I am saying. If you have a story, even with characters within same-sex relationships, it would not be acknowledged...
In Immediate Fiction, Jerry Cleaver says that you need to exercise sadistic license on your main characters. Things need to keep getting worse for...
I'm currently reading Amped by Daniel H. Wilson. Seventy-five percent into the book and there has been no mention of homophobia, nor same-sex...
I turn off the automatic spelling and grammar checking. It only slows you down and distracts you from getting what's in your head on to the page....
Terry Brooks said pretty much the same thing in the third episode of The Story Board on YouTube.
There are two reasons I see for stepping outside of the conventional plot pattern, either to enhance the story or the reading experience or...
I've forgetten where I read this but I remember reading that sci-fi and fantasy essentially boil down to the same thing. In both genres you have...
I am more centered on the story than I am the visualization. Unless the story requires it, I try to keep descriptions brief. On the other hand, I...
I have stuggled over the past three years with writing. My job interferes. It's hard to write when my kids are awake. My father passed away. While...
The goal of stories is to have the reader identify with the characters. It allows the reader to experience through their imagination what it would...
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