Category Archives: On Writing: General
More Tor.com Talking: Angela and Lisa on the Love-Hate Relationship with Short Stories
Still talking! đ
Lisa and I on loving and hating short vs long stories.
Over at Cultured Vultures …
… I talk Networking.
Specifically, I offer my top five tips for navigating the minefield that is networking as a writer.
âNetworkingâ isnât a dirty word. Unfortunately, sometimes it feels dirty. Some writers will tell you that the entire idea of networking dilutes
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For the writers amongst you …
Artwork by Kathleen Jennings
… here’s a really interesting and useful post on whether or not you do, or should, write every day. Thanks to A.M. Rycroft for this one.
A Re-post – The Writing Life: A Really Big Echo Chamber
This is a post from a few years back, but the advice is still good and it seems like an appropriate time to re-post it given a few discussions I’ve had recently. So, read, enjoy, take note.
Hereâs the thing about being a writer: weâre all terribly insecure to one degree or another. Although weâve chosen a solitary profession, preferring largely
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Get Your Fight Scenes Here: Top Five Tips for Tip Top Fights
One of the things I find most challenging in writing is fight scenes – not a huge number occur in my work, but just enough to cause me annoyance and frustration. Lucky for me I’ve got Alan Baxter, International Master
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Over at the Place of Mark Barnes: On the Importance of Being Edited (and Editing)
Author’s own mess.
The lovely Mr Mark Barnes asked if I’d write a short blog post for him about how important editing is to your work at every stage. I wrote a lot. May contain ranting, but
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Over at The Writing Platform …
… I talk about online presence for writers in Online Presence: Pros, Perils and Possibilities. Thanks to Dr Donna Hancox for the opportunity to opine!
I often hear newer writers (of varying ages) say they want their writing to speak for itself. Theyâre
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New Work: Corpselight
Source: http://www.fairyist.com/fairy-sightings/joshua-coslet-meets-the-corpse-candle-carmarthenshire/
We, now that the final tweaks are on Vigil and it’s off on its journey, there’s no reason not to start writing the sequel. Corpselight is the second of the Verity Fassbinder books. The first draft
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The Female Factory: Vox
When Alisa approached us about doing one of the Twelve Planets, we readily agreed. Then, having sprung her trap, she added âBut make it more science fictiony.â
Cue Mo Szyslak from The Simpsons … âWhaaaaaa?â
Undeterred, and a little heavy of heart,
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Blood Sisters: Vampire Stories by Women
I’m very happy to say that I’ve got a story in this fabulous reprint anthology edited by Paula Guran. Blood Sisters: Vampire Stories by Women can be pre-ordered here.
The table of contents is a thing to behold:
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