Category Archives: Reading
What Is the Theme?
Authors have many different ways to begin their work. There is no right or wrong way; every writer must find the way that works best for him or her, and that way will probably vary from time to time. A … Continue reading
Posted in Books, fantasy novels, Reading
Tagged Authors, Creativity, Dreams, ideas, novels, Reading, themes, Writing
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A Requiem for Newspapers
I hope the title I’ve put on this blog is premature at worst and nonsense at best. I very much fear it is not. I am a lifelong newspaper reader. Reading the daily paper while I eat my breakfast is … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Reading
Tagged current events, information, Reading, The Tampa Bay Times
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Not a Harry Potter Knockoff
My novel A School for Sorcery was published in hard cover in 2002 and came out in trade paperback as part of Tor’s Starscape series of fantasy and science fiction novels for teens in August 2003. Given those publication dates, … Continue reading
Description Conundrum
Today’s blog raises a question I don’t have an answer for: How much description is too much, and how little description is too little? When I write, I tend to be spare in regard to description. I think it’s largely … Continue reading
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Tagged A Perilous Power, Arucadi Series, Description, editors, fantasy, questions, Seduction of the Scepter, Writing
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On Writing Across Genres
Cross-genre works have become increasingly popular in recent years. They’ve always been around; they aren’t a new phenomenon. However, in the past it often proved difficult to get a cross-genre work published. That was not due to any fault in … Continue reading
On Letting Go
In my previous blog I wrote about books so enjoyable that you don’t want them to end. Now I must confess that writers sometimes feel that way about a book they are writing. We tend to fall in love with … Continue reading
Posted in editing, fantasy novels, Reading, Writing
Tagged Authors, E. Rose Sabin, editors, fantasy, ideas, novels, Seduction of the Scepter, Writing
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A Book I Couldn’t Put Down
Recently I had the gratifying experience of having a friend read one of my books and being told that she found it hard to put down and that when she finished it, she couldn’t stop thinking about it. She asked … Continue reading
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Tagged E. Rose Sabin, N. K. Jemison, Reviews, Seduction of the Scepter, The Inheritance Trilogy, Trilogies
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