Tag: discussion
member name: Pat Bertram
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June 04, 2008 12:08 PM EDT --
David Gerrold, a science fiction writer, is presenting this discussion. He doesn't know that he is; I only know him through his book, Worlds of Wonder . Although it is a book on how to write science . . . more
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June 18, 2008 11:47 AM EDT --
Characters interact with the setting as much as they do with the plot and other characters. In fact, setting can be used as another character, one that is implacable and without reason. Like . . . more
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March 19, 2008 12:45 PM EDT --
Okay, I admit it: I am a closet pencilphile. Seems silly, I know, in this electronic age, but I write in pencil on loose-leaf paper. There. I've outed myself. I feel so much better now. . . . more
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April 09, 2008 10:43 AM EDT --
My writing tends to be a little too matter-of-fact considering the complicated plots I prefer. I start out using plenty of similes and metaphors, but when I analyze them, they all sound trite or forced . . . more
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January 31, 2008 11:04 PM EST --
When I begin creating a book, whether by writing or simply by working it out in my mind, I look twice at everything that comes my way, wondering if it is a gift from the muses.
Recently I received . . . more
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July 09, 2008 07:16 PM EDT --
Color is an important part of life, and we should honor that importance in the stories we write. Although we can simply name any color for our characters' bedrooms or the clothes they wear, by choosing . . . more
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