writing space

Today I have a post up at Adventures in Writing about having a room of one’s own to write in.

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helium

I joined Helium this week. If you don’t know Helium, it’s a site that pays writers to write and post articles in competition with other writers.
I’ve written a few articles so far, but I haven’t submitted any creative writing over there.
I’m only now getting used to the site, and so as of now I don’t have an [...]

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gender differences in writing?

A while back I mentioned in a post that the majority of my POV characters tend to be male. And so it is with my two most recent stories. I don’t know why this is, other than to say that the character whose point of view I use is simply the one that seems right for [...]

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writing for publication vs. writing for oneself

I’m wondering about the value of writing a story which I find personally compelling, but which (based on my experience trying to sell such stoires in the past) I suspect is not marketable.
I do think that for someone who is focused on publication, writing time (scarce to begin with, and filled with interruptions) needs to [...]

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something I’ve noticed

“In a single fluid motion”
This is a phrase which I’ve encountered in several novels by different authors. I think it’s a good phrase, and in each case where I’ve seen it, it is an apt description of the action taking place. But I wonder how it is that so many different writers come to use it.
Are some writers [...]

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authors’ websites

I posted a discussion about websites and their necessity for writers, particularly novelists, over at Adventures in Writing. If you’re a writer, or a reader who likes to visit authors’ websites, please stop over and give us your opinion.

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Introducing…

Ken Kiser has a new – and very professional – website to promote his five-book fantasy series The Kreggorian.

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the effect of good books

Usually, after reading a good book, my own imagination is revved up and I am motivated to write.
But sometimes, after reading an especially good book, one that I know I could not have written myself, I feel discouraged.
Anyway, that is how my favorite writers make me feel – awed as a reader, humbled as a writer.

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what’s your writing style – fast or slow?

I know a lot of writers like to get the story down first, and so they write quickly, and then go back and revise. I assume this is what NaNoWriMo is all about – tapping creativity while it’s flowing molten-hot, and while the writer still has a lot of enthusiasm for the story. This isn’t my style at [...]

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what do you see when I say….

Okay, quick, what do you think of when I say…   science-fiction fan?
We all know the stereotpyes: a socially awkward but very smart nerd, with pocket protector, high waters, a fast computer, but no girlfriend; an unemployed 30-year-old playing video games in his parents’ basement; nutty 40-year-olds who show up at conventions dressed as Klingons. Certainly, nobody cool.
Most women [...]

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