Category for all my writer-related stuff
Nyla requested this one, a post on mistakes middle class writers make when writing about working class people. And oh wow. If you’ll listen to me I will talk your ear off. Though first, obviously: I can only write from my own perspective. I know what it’s like to be Read more
When I wrote my first “novel” in elementary school, I created this character, Celeste. She was a snarky robot from the future with little regard for human life. She was the one facet of that work that survived its re-writing in middle school and again in high school. I loved Read more
I was at a con, talking to a lady who runs a grant program for under-represented and minority writers, and she said, “Oh you totally count. You’re still working-class in background, even if you’re white-collar now.” I demurred, and said I’d rather more needy people applied. It got me thinking, Read more
Blog post idea suggested by Karrin. I’ve gotten rejection letters that said “It’s a good story, but it just isn’t science fiction enough.” I think that might be where this question is coming from? How much is enough, then? Let me take the science out of the equation; how much Read more
This blog post topic was suggested by Svetlana del Rey Now, I’m no physicist, but I am a time travel nut. The very first stories I wrote as a kid all had time travel in them. Blame Dr. Who. My friend Darrin Bright had written a hilarious story called “Roadside Read more
I was plotting out my novel “Vampires Vs. Maturity” in preparation for NanoWriMo, and I thought about character-oriented plotting, a model for which I had learned back in Clarion. (Follow the link for more detail, but the basic premise is, you draw an arrow between every character in the story, Read more
A friend recently asked me, “I’ve written a short story! Now what? How do I sell it?” There is so much to that question, so many things to learn the hard way. Selling a story is a different process from writing one. Let me see if I can make this Read more