Information on the art of writing in general
Chapter 3 of the Unbound Realm, my work-in-process YA fantasy series, is UP! My protagonist starts slipping towards insanity, as he starts seeing hints of truth behind that iconic phrase: THERE ARE OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE. Hereâs the link: Chapter 3 of the Unbound Realm Get KorâThank here: KorâThank: Barbarian Valley Girl. Get Echo Vol. 1 [âŚ]
via Chapter 3 of the Unbound Realm is UP! â Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha
Finding your voice as an author is as critical as the words you write. Study your craft to grow as an author.
Originally posted on Ritu Bhathal: As a writer, we have the craft to create worlds, characters, and their stories. Inside our heads, those stories run like an all-singing, all-dancing movie. (Well, they do in mineâŚ) but do our words convey this same effect for a reader? Often, we are so close to the story weâŚ
Anne R. Allen informs us on her blog about four newbie writer mistakes that can derail a great book idea. Thanks for your information on that, Anne. Youâve got a fantastic idea for a novel. Itâs been hanging around for quite a while, knocking inside your noggin. The idea keeps saying, âLet me out! Release [âŚ]
Naching T. Kassa is a wife, mother, and horror writer. Sheâs created short stories, novellas, poems, and co-created three children. She lives in Eastern Washington State with Dan Kassa, her husband and biggest supporter. Naching is a member of the Horror Writers Association, Head of Publishing and Interviewer for HorrorAddicts.net, and an assistant at Crystal [âŚ]
via Chilling Chat: Dark Divinations â Naching T. Kassa â HorrorAddicts.net
I received a review copy from the publisher. This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. If It Bleeds by Stephen King Mogsyâs Rating (Overall): 4 of 5 stars Genre: Horror, Paranormal, Mystery Series: Short Story Collection Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio (April 21, 2020) Length: 15 hrs and 12 [âŚ]
via Audiobook Review: If It Bleeds by Stephen King â The BiblioSanctum
I found this tonight while looking for something to play in the background while working on Shadows and Stars. This is exactly the kind of place where I love to write, usually with some coffee or tea in a cheap spiral notebook and a simple, but quality pen. I have tried writing while drinking and it usually doesn’t work out for me if I drink anything other than wine. Wine, though, seems a comfortable drink to have while scribbling down whatever drifts into my consciousness and having a small, good quality cigar. Since I don’t drink anymore, I have only fond memories of these places.
In fact, I enjoyed this type of place so much and am so comfortable in that environment, that I will probably be playing this video a LOT at night while I write. Night is the best time to play this video, particularly with the light downs to match those in the pub. When I play an ambience video like this, I like to make my surroundings as close as possible resemble the scene in the video, so that I can almost feel being in that place. In the daytime, I like to play videos that show a woods in the daytime, as that is what I see out my window next to where I write on my laptop.
On the other hand, I would be perfectly at home in this setting with friends, new found friends or old friends, just smoking and joking (as they say in the Navy) and getting slowly wasted, but not so wasted that I couldn’t make it out the door to a cab.
If you read my previous post, you know this is the kind of place I would love to gather a small circle of friends to discuss book reviews like Clifford Sargeant does on Better than Food.
I intend to write up some of my experiences of those bygone days, though they will be changed enough to be classified as fiction and people’s names will be changed to protect the guilty.
This video is three hours long, but if you watch the first minute you will get the idea. Try watching it sometime on a rainy night with the lights out while enjoying your favorite adult beverage or smoke.
Come join Emz and the whole cast of authors at the Facebook Book Party! Readings, Games, Prizes, Fun, Trivia! This Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 starting with a WatchParty @ 1pm PDT and a Facebook Party @ 2pm PDT Dark Divinations Edited by Naching T. Kassa Authors: Stephanie Ellis, Michael Fassbender, Alan Fisher, H.R.R. Gorman, Ash [âŚ]
via Dark Divinations Party â Facebook, Saturday, May 23rd â Emz Newz
As the 2020 adaptation of Dune draws closer, I begin to think about the bookâs most iconic creature: the sandworms of Arrakis! In the 1984 film, the special effects made the sandworms look underwhelming. The sandworms in the miniseries version of Dune looked even better. Now, I have been keeping tabs on the sandworms in [âŚ]
32 Seiten / ab 3 Jahren / Moritz Verlag / 10,95 ⏠Buchkritik: Das Kinderbuch âPfffâŚâ von Claude K. Dubois schildert mit seiner tierischen Geschichte die Alltagswelts vieler Kindern, vor allem jenen die eine Zuneigung fĂźr die Technik entwickelt haben. Der Vogelpapa hat beschlossen, dass die beiden Vogelkinder heute schon genug Zeit am Tablet verbrachtâŚ
via âPfffâŚâ von Claude K. Dubois (2019) â Testkammer
I recently joined a Portuguese e-publication where I must compose a poem weekly, and my self-proposed theme was to translate paintings that I favoured throughout my life, which, knowing myself, is a monumental task. Iâm not a visual creator in the slightest, but am instead wholesomely auditive; I suffered of poor eyesight from early age, [âŚ]
Hallo, ihr Lieben, đ ich schicke euch ganz liebe GrĂźĂe, Licht und Liebe. Schaut euch meine Videos an und genieĂt das Leben und die Sonne. Ich habe viele Pläne heute. Zitat Trisha Galore: Manchmal ist das Leben unfair, und wir mĂźssen fĂźr alles auf dieser Welt kämpfen, aber nur, wenn man immer wieder aufsteht, nachdem [âŚ]
Today is Shadowed By Despairâs release day! I love this series so much and I hope you take the time and check it out! All three books in the series, Clouded By Envy, Veiled By Desire, and Shadowed By Despair are .99 each for todayâs release! Purchase on Amazon Perin expected eternal darkness after his [âŚ]
Itâs probably the single most despised document you might be asked to prepare: the synopsis. The synopsis is sometimes necessary because an agent or publisher wants to see, from beginning to end, what happens in your story. Thus, the synopsis must convey a bookâs entire narrative arc. It shows what happens and who changes, and it has to [âŚ]
via How to Write a Novel Synopsis â by Jane Friedman⌠â Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog
524 Seiten / Insel Verlag / 12 ⏠Buchkritik: Der Roman âRebeccaâ (OT: âRebeccaâ) von Daphne du Maurier, erschienen 1938, kann sowohl als Liebesgeschichte als auch als Schauerroman gelesen werden und bot und bietet so genĂźgend Stoff fĂźr einigen Fernseh- und Kinoverfilmungen. Die bekannteste ist wohl jene von Alfred Hitchcock aus dem Jahr 1940, fĂźrâŚ
via âRebeccaâ von Daphne du Maurier (1938) â Testkammer
Phil Slattery, Writer, Publisher 