Posts Tagged ‘learn to write’
So I’ve got a name for my novel: The Unforgettable Fire. I’m a big fan of U2, and you may even see some of that reflected in the novel. I’ve also spent part of the weekend plodding along with the character bios. I’m wary of making my main protagonist and antagonist too similar. So I’m [...]
Things are plodding along methodically with the writing of the novel. I’ve been, as I mentioned, using the Novelist’s Boot Camp as a way of keeping myself on-task and moving forward, rather than scurrying from half-formed idea to half-formed idea like an A.D.D. squirrel on crack. So far, it’s working. I’m at the stage where [...]
I’ve been working on fleshing out the novel, using Novelist’s Boot Camp. I bought the book because I figured that with my military background, a structured approach would be a good thing for me. I was right! I’ve been unlocking really fucking cool ideas and scribbling notes in a Moleskine for the last few days. [...]
So I got asked today about how-to-write books — specifically, I was asked to recommend a few. Given that this seems to be a topic that comes up now and then, I am going to recommend two-and-a-half of them (one is specific for F&SF writers). The first is On Writing by Stephen King. This is [...]
So recently, sci-fi author Steven Brust released a Firefly fanfic novel as a free download. A friend who is making strides in the business of being a sci-fi writer, if I recall correctly, cut her teeth by writing fan fiction. I’m reminded of John Scalzi and his adage about “paying work gets written first.” It’s [...]
