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Location, Location, Location: The Roles of Setting in Fiction
A few of my recent posts have focused on settings I visited and researched for my work–definitely one of the perks! But it may seem as if I am a bit obsessive about my settings. That’s because setting is one … Continue reading
Posted in research, Settings, writing, writing process
Tagged fantasy, fantasy settings, fantasy writing, fiction, setting, writing about places, writing fiction
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What I Hate About Writing Groups
Full disclosure here: I currently belong to four writers’ groups, as well as SFWA, my national genre organization. And I have recently dropped out of two others (and dropped out of another one last year, for similar reasons). A good … Continue reading
Posted in editing, essays, fiction, personal, Uncategorized, writing, writing process
Tagged critique, critiquing, writers' groups, writing groups, writing workshop
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The Hand-bound Book of Elisha
Some years ago, I did a research project on medieval bookbinding, complete with making my own (rather clumsy) examples. At a street fair in Providence, I found this amazing book offered by a graduate of the Rhode Island School of … Continue reading
Posted in books, essays, medieval, personal, research, The Dark Apostle, writing process
Tagged blank book, bookbinding, journalling, writer's journal, writing
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Finding a Balance: Cultural Appropriation and Under-representation
Writing fiction has lately become a bit of a minefield where, if you write about another culture, you risk charges of appropriation, and if you fail to include representatives of other cultures, then you are exclusionary. I have always operated … Continue reading
Posted in character development, essays, personal, Uncategorized, writing, writing process
Tagged cultural appropriation, writing, writing the other
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Welcome to 2015
Happy New Year! For most of us, anyhow, if you celebrate the turn of the year according to a different calendar, then you can file this away to consult at the appropriate time. As for me, I wanted to both … Continue reading
