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Lyonesse: Make Short Fiction Great Again!
Lyonesse, a short story subscription service, promises to revolutionise the industry. Its Kickstarter is now online, within a single day, the campaign has already reached almost half of its funding goal. Silver Empire has put in a great deal of effort making Lyonesse possible, and as I have described in a prior post, I believe…
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Drop the ‘Strong and Independent Female’ Label
‘Strong, independent female’ is a meaningless label. Use more powerful descriptors to create a memorable identity.
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Inducing Flow Through Mindful Writing
You have finite time and energy. The world has infinite distractions. How, then, can a writer stay true to his calling? I began writing my first novel when I was 13. Every day, I sat at my beat-up second-hand laptop and wrote. I wrote and wrote and wrote until I was done. Then I went…
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The Truth of Your Vision, The Truth of the World
Fiction writing is about truth. The truth of your vision and the truth of the world. The best stories marry these truths into a seamless, dazzling, inspiring whole. The truth of your vision is at once simple and complicated. It is the story you want to tell. It is the aesthetics of the story world,…
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Still Skeptical about Ghost in the Shell
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTaLafAFrmE&w=560&h=315] The first official trailer for Ghost in the Shell is out…and, if anything, I’m even more skeptical about the movie. In an earlier post, I made it clear that I’m not enthusiastic about the movie. After watching the trailer, I’m almost certain my fears will be realised. To be fair, this movie is…
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Guest Post: 4 Tips to Win NaNoWriMo
Guest post on how to win NaNoWriMo. In brief: Just write already.