Category: The Art of Writing

Seeking Opinions on a Possible Title

One possible title I have for my sci-fi work in progress is “Shadows and Stars”? It is for a novel set on another planet, where the astronomer, who has teleported there, finds himself caught up in intrigue and caught between the government and the rebels in a revolution.

How does that title make you feel? Does it make you feel curious enough to pick up the book and read the back cover?

Progress

I have been working on a sci-fi novel over the last few months. I had an idea where I wanted to take it, but couldn’t get it to quite come together.

Today, I wrote something vaguely like an outline for it, but more like a list of scenes in bullet form.

Yes, I know. Outlines are an old and very useful means of organizing a story. I have rarely used them, however, as I have written mostly short stories, for which I have found outlines superfluous. But, as Hemingway said, novels are a different animal from a short story. Using my list of scenes has helped me tremendously, not just in organizing, but also in making sure important details and connections are covered. As a result, I feel that today I have made substantially more progress today than at any other time working on this novel. I will be using this method on my other works in progress. My output should increase significantly.

We live and learn.

Lorraine Warren dies at 92; paranormal investigator inspired ‘The Conjuring’ films

Lorraine Warren dies at 92; paranormal investigator inspired ‘The Conjuring’ films

https://allabout.pw/lorraine-warren-dies-at-92-paranormal-investigator-inspired-the-conjuring-films/
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Book Review: A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher

Book Review: A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher

http://bibliosanctum.com/2019/04/23/book-review-a-boy-and-his-dog-at-the-end-of-the-world-by-c-a-fletcher/
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Kind der Kälte – der Überlebenskampf einer kirgisischen Migrantin

Kind der Kälte – der Überlebenskampf einer kirgisischen Migrantin

http://read-ost.com/2019/04/23/kind-der-kalte-der-uberlebenskampf-einer-kirgisischen-migrantin/
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Tropic of Violence by Nathacha Appanah – a chilling and highly recommended novella

Tropic of Violence by Nathacha Appanah – a chilling and highly recommended novella

https://bookaroundthecorner.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/tropic-of-violence-by-nathacha-appanah/
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Film Review – The Highwaymen (2019)

I watched once all the way through and parts of it again. This is a very good movie, and from the articles I have read, they went to great lengths to be historically accurate. They even filmed the death scene of Bonnie and Clyde in the exact spot where it happened and covered the road in dirt to make it appear as it did back in the day.

Film Review – The Highwaymen (2019)

https://moviebabblereviews.com/2019/04/21/film-review-the-highwaymen-2019/
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