Whee! It’s been a crazy couple of weeks full of late nights and hard work, so I’m sorry I’ve been neglecting both the blog and the stories. But! I finally have another story for you 🙂 Liana posted one yesterday too, so if you’re in the mood there are TWO new stories for you! Yay! […]
So, long-time readers will know that I am a HUGE fan of Holly Lisle’s how-to-write materials. She is an excellent teacher, and breaks down not just the writing process, but also the brain processes behind it, allowing you to harness your creativity in a much more effective way. Writing + brain science + imagination +
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A somewhat sappy title, but it’s the truth: there are days when the only thing keeping me going with this whole writing thing is the fact that I have people reading the blog who have, if not expectations, then at least knowledge of my expectations, which is nearly the same thing, and I hate to disappoint
Well, I missed last week but I am back again today with another flash fic on the Twins blog. Hurrah! I am trying to make this a weekly habit, but I’ve given myself permission to skip a week when I need to, as long as I don’t skip two in a row. Anyway, today’s story
You know how sometimes you read a book, especially as an author, and you close it, and you just want to applaud the author for their brilliance? Yeah. That. I finally got to read Magic Rises last night, the latest instalment in Ilona Andrews’s Kate Daniels series. Oh. My. Word. You guys! THIS is how pacing
Last week’s short fiction is up over at The Twins of Darkness & Light. I did WRITE it on time, I just couldn’t post it because I had no computer internet. I have mixed feelings about this one; I feel like the ending, although it heads in the general direction I wanted it to atmosphere-wise,
Science fiction, fantasy, dystopian and other forms of speculative fiction are, at their heart, explorations of what it means to be human. They take humans, pick them up and plonk them down into the most unimaginable circumstances, and seek to know what we would be. Historical fiction explores humans as they were; contemporary, humans as
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…Okay, that was freaky. Right as I typed the title, the TV in the next room said ‘cherry blossom tree’. Not just that, obviously, it’s part of some sitcom or movie, but still. TIMING. *ahem* Anyway. So! It is January! If you have been one of the sneaky few who has acquired a Cherry Blossom
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I think, when I did my mini book reviews the other week, I did not adequately ramble about the brilliance and amazingness that is The Curiosities. Really. You should read it. I have never, ever enjoyed a collection of short stories more. They are incredibly tight, well-written stories written by superlative authors, and if you
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Because I have found Fun Things recently, and if you really expect me to write a thinky post between Christmas and New Year’s, you’re madder than I am. 1) Nine traits of creative people. This is, somewhat surprisingly, a very insightful article that made me sit back, smiling, and give the happy sigh of the
