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Writing Adult Fiction

Are you writing disposable fiction?

December 13, 2009

I used to hang out with a lot of musicians — really good ones of various flavors.  One of them was in one of those PBS-sponsored youth classical contests (can’t remember if he won, though.)  A couple of them were in the Hollywood movie-scoring scene already.  Some did work in games soundtracks.  A couple semi-famous [...]

Tagged as: art, disposable, excellence, genre fiction, limiting beliefs, mindset, quality

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Missing: Character History

December 6, 2009

So, I just read an 80-page novella in which the VPC is human, but has to infiltrate a vampire’s club in order to get some blood.  He’s not happy about the idea, but for survival’s sake, he has to go on despite whatever trouble lies ahead. The author started the story in the right spot: [...]

Tagged as: backstory, character development, editing, fundamentals, history, semi-organized thoughts, writing

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How not to use your laptop…

November 19, 2009

The past few days, I’ve been sliding in productivity — not a lot, but enough to measure.  In my publishing business, the numbers are stagnating, and it’s no coincidence that I haven’t felt as focused on it.  This morning, I resolve to find the culprit, and I did: my laptop. The device isn’t evil; I [...]

Tagged as: attention, barely-organized thoughts, ockham's razor, writing

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