I wish wish wish I’d had this idea–and I could have. Didn’t I love Seth Grahame-Smith’s PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES and ABRAHAM… Read more FIVE STAR SPOOF
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FIVE STAR: WHO DOES IT BEST? Childhood
A highly subjective rating of common themes in fiction: Topic A: ADULT AND CHILD INTERACTION (Adult) Author Liane Moriarty… Read more FIVE STAR: WHO DOES IT BEST? Childhood
Putting on the Wellies 3: a picture is worth a thousand words
PINTEREST is a couch-potato way of putting on the research wellies. Here is a lookalike for my original African character… Read more Putting on the Wellies 3: a picture is worth a thousand words
FIVE STAR “I PERSISTED” READS
I had to start Donna Tartt’s THE GOLDFINCH twice, and the second read was super engaging! The same goes for… Read more FIVE STAR “I PERSISTED” READS
Putting on the Wellies: 5 AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF HOW-TO-WRITE FICTION BOOKS
Books I’ve found useful, in no particular order: Blake Snyder: SAVE THE CAT Donald Maass: WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL and WRITING… Read more Putting on the Wellies: 5 AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF HOW-TO-WRITE FICTION BOOKS
POINT OF VIEW 2
Merely an addendum: Although I haven’t yet read the non-fiction picture book FLYING DEEP–CLIMB INSIDE DEEP SEA SUBMERSIBLE ALVIN by… Read more POINT OF VIEW 2
POINT OF VIEW 1
DEEP POINT OF VIEW QUICK BROWN FOX, a Canadian creative-writing outfit (I wish I lived close enough to benefit directly),… Read more POINT OF VIEW 1
LICKED INTO SHAPE: Revision Strategy 1
Here’s a pared-down version of my revision process based on the FAT acronym gleaned in the main from a lecture… Read more LICKED INTO SHAPE: Revision Strategy 1
The Best Kind of Rejection
April 19, 2018 “While Zombie Dongle is not a perfect fit for Booth, we very much enjoyed your work. Please… Read more The Best Kind of Rejection
Putting on the Wellies 1
The planners plan every detail of their fiction before they start; the flying-by-the-seat-of-their-pants pantsers open a blank document and… Read more Putting on the Wellies 1