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Category Archives: Thoughts about Writing
The Trope of the ELM
I’m currently reading a science fiction adventure novel. I’m at about the halfway point. Yesterday, reading a tense, high-action sequence involving a number of the characters, I was struck hard with how much the story relies on the Exceptional Lone … Continue reading
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Worded Out
This isn’t about writer’s block. I may compose a post on writer’s block someday, because it’s an interesting topic. Personally, I think it is a term used to cover a variety of states. This post isn’t about that. Sometimes I … Continue reading
Bodies in Motion
In Dashiell Hammett’s detective novel The Maltese Falcon, Sam Spade goes to the hotel room of Caspar Gutman. Gutman is trying to persuade Spade to acquire the fabled falcon statuette for him. It’s an important scene, because we finally get … Continue reading
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Crowds, Mobs and Battle Scenes
On a recent writing panel, one of the other participants talked about the difficulty writing a particular battle scene in a series novel. He said it surprised him, because, he thought, “all he had to do” was look at a … Continue reading
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Inclusive Pronouns
I read the Murderbot stories by Martha Wells. They’re narrated in the first person by a Security Unit (SecUnit). Spouse read Murderbot. I “heard” the voice of SecUnit as female. Spouse “heard” it as male. I read John Scalzi’s Lock … Continue reading
Hot off the Press Panel
Here is the link to the Hot off the Press Panel. This was fun!
Writing Promotional Copy; the Struggle is Real
I sent my editor some copy to be incorporated into a larger release announcement due out later in March. It’s about the Project That Cannot be Named. Actually, it could be named and even renamed, which is has been, but … Continue reading
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Author Copies!
They have arrived! Second Chances Used Books will have some on consignment if you want a signed one. (I won’t be selling any directly.) There will be opportunities for consignment in a few other independent bookshops later in the spring. … Continue reading
Wishing He Were Here
Both of my parents have been dead for a long time. I still think of them often. Sometimes a picture, an object or a piece of jewelry reminds me of them. Sometimes it’s a story or a song. I miss … Continue reading
Fly Me To the Moon (or a Story of Mine, Anyway)
In fall of 2021, a short story of mine will go the moon. No, seriously. Our natural satellite? Neil Armstrong? Dark side? Werewolves? The moon, the actual moon. For real. My short story “Adagio for Tiamat Station” was published in … Continue reading
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