Thank you, Victorique, for the great review. I am surprised I got off so well. For those who don’t know, she is usually very hard on books! A 4 of 5 is a great score from her. I really like this anthology. It doesn’t need you to constantly change characters, but each chapter is indeed … Continue reading REBLOG: The Adventures of Iric Review
Category: Shared Writing
REBLOG: Man vs. Self – A Guide to Writing Internal Conflict — R. Morgan Stories
Here's a great rundown of psychological struggles for you characters that I couldn't help but share. R. Morgan does a great job distilling concepts like gestalt down into digestible bits. Some of you might recognize the must vs. need conflict, which I think is very similar or the same as the "truth and lie" concept in … Continue reading REBLOG: Man vs. Self – A Guide to Writing Internal Conflict — R. Morgan Stories
REBLOG: An Open Letter to Netgalley and Goodreads
Thanks to Laura for sharing this important information. I have just started on Goodreads as an author, have my first book listed on my account, and have yet to start working on giveaways (though I planned to). I am an American writer, and write in a genre that is more popular in the US (SF/F) … Continue reading REBLOG: An Open Letter to Netgalley and Goodreads
SHARE: Ships Made of Guns, by MV Melcer
This one didn't hook me until the very end. The beginning seemed a bit conventional, almost as if I had read it before. The final twist was interesting, and the author did a great job getting a full plot into so few words. I was surprised by the completeness of it all. But because it … Continue reading SHARE: Ships Made of Guns, by MV Melcer
SHARE: We were Goblins – DSF
I love the premise of this story. It feels like one of those classic boy's life, first-person narrative stories that I read to excess when I was young, but with the obvious twist in being from the point of view of goblins in a fantasy world, rather than boys growing up in rural Iowa. I … Continue reading SHARE: We were Goblins – DSF
SHARE: A Seed in the Ground, by Shannon Fay
I've been a fan of Shannon Fay ever since I read her micro story "To Give You the Night Sky." I'm not sure how to classify her as an author. She has several stories in professional publications but no book release. (Many of these stories are with Daily Science Fiction, to which I am jealous. … Continue reading SHARE: A Seed in the Ground, by Shannon Fay
SHARE: Is Science Fiction Dying?
As a routine submitter to the Writers of the Future Contest, I get weekly and monthly newsletters from them with interesting articles on writing and sci-fi. One of the articles sent out this week was from famous sci-fi author Orson Scott Card. In it, Card offers his thoughts on why sci-fi seems to be struggling … Continue reading SHARE: Is Science Fiction Dying?
SHARE: DSF – Story Time by Laura Anne Gilman
This is a nice little story with great narrative voice...despite having almost no narration. The dialogue exchange really delivers that childish curiosity. And the revelation at the end is heartbreaking. That being said, the work is not without its problems. I question the choice of the word "youngling." Why not simply use "child"? In this … Continue reading SHARE: DSF – Story Time by Laura Anne Gilman
The Wonderful Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
One of my favorite cartoons when I was young was the 1974 Chuck Jones animated version of "Rikki Tikki Tavi," narrated by Orson Wells. The classic video can now be accessed in a public archive HERE. This might seem a bit odd, since I was born exactly a decade after this production was released and … Continue reading The Wonderful Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
SHARE: 5 Things Being a Journalist Taught Me About Writing Fiction
People come into writing from different places, and every author's unique experience reveals something about the writing process. Martinez offers several good tips here, but numbers three and four really stand out for me. Good dialogue can help keep a story interesting. You can maintain momentum by delivering background and exposition in dialogue, rather than … Continue reading SHARE: 5 Things Being a Journalist Taught Me About Writing Fiction
JM Williams 