Category Archives: Writing
POSSIBLE PITFALLS OF DEEP POINT OF VIEW
A lot has been written about deep point of view, the technique in fiction writing in which a scene, a chapter, or at times an entire novel is written entirely in the point of view of a single character. What … Continue reading
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Tagged characterization, Description, point of view, Writing, writing style
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The Value of Critiquing Partners
Today I want to talk about the advantages of having a critiquing partner. When you are professionally published, you have an editor who reviews your content and tells you what works and what doesn’t and what should be removed or … Continue reading
Posted in editing, fantasy novels, Series, Writing
Tagged Authors, critiquing, editing, independent publishing, Reading, Writing
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Book Launch Soon to Come
My newest novel, The Twisted Towers, an epic fantasy, will be launching soon. I’m planning an online launch party, and all my blog followers are invited. I want to welcome those of you who have signed up recently to follow … Continue reading
Posted in Books, fantasy novels, Learning, Promotion, Publication, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged advertising, Authors, Creativity, epic fantasy, mysteries, novel series, novels, online book launch, steam punk, Writing
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What I Do All Day
I retired from teaching many years ago. Shortly before I retired I was getting my hair done in the beauty parlor and commenting to the beautician about how wonderful it would feel to retire. A woman who happened to be … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, Authors, editors, novels, research
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Promotional Ponderings
Like many authors I know, I love writing but hate the job of promoting what I’ve written. It takes time away from writing, and to be frank, I’m terrible at it. But when you’ve an indie author, you have to … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Promotion, Writing
Tagged advertising, fantasy, information, novels, publicity, Writing
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Our Changing Grammar
As a fan of the original Star Trek series, I well recall Scotty saying on occasion, “Ya canna break the laws of physics, Captain.” Well, the laws of physics may be immutable, but the laws of grammar definitely are not. … Continue reading
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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Grammar Still Matters
In this age of social media, when people post everything from what they ate at their most recent meal to political and social commentary, often in haste and with little regard to spelling and grammar, we may well conclude that … Continue reading
Posted in editing, Spelling and Grammar, Writing
Tagged editing, grammar, language, spelling, usage
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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
E. Rose Sabin 