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5 min read 2023-05-10 00:00:19

BOOKS FOR FANTASY AUTHORS XXXIV: BOOKS FOR FANTASY AUTHORS

Thirty-three times before this, I started a blog post with the paragraph… From time to time I’ll recommend—not review, mind you, but recommend,

3 min read 2023-05-03 00:24:06

First of all, coming soon will be a whole impassioned rant on how much I hate the neologism “tropes” and the way they’re applied by people who

5 min read 2023-04-26 02:04:52

I’ll answer that right away: No. But let’s look at them anyway. According to all the advice on how to write a screenplay in fifteen minutes, or

5 min read 2023-04-26 02:04:52

I’ll answer that right away: No. But let’s look at them anyway. According to all the advice on how to write a screenplay in fifteen minutes, or

4 min read 2023-04-19 01:21:01

“No battle plan,” said Helmuth von Moltke, “survives contact with the enemy.” But that doesn’t mean you go in without one. For authors, the

4 min read 2023-04-19 01:21:01

“No battle plan,” said Helmuth von Moltke, “survives contact with the enemy.” But that doesn’t mean you go into battle without one. For

5 min read 2023-04-12 01:30:24

I started writing the title of this piece, a take on the templated titles of the Tom Swift and Tom Swift, Jr. series, and got past the word techno

5 min read 2023-04-12 01:30:24

I started writing the title of this piece, a take on the templated titles of the Tom Swift and Tom Swift, Jr. series, and got past the word techno

5 min read 2023-04-05 01:55:50

First person, second person, or third person is, fundamentally, a creative choice on the part of the author. Simply put, “person” is a matter of

5 min read 2023-04-05 01:55:50

First person, second person, or third person is, fundamentally, a creative choice on the part of the author. Simply put, “person” is a matter of

2 min read 2023-03-28 23:14:49

From time to time I’ll recommend—not review, mind you, but recommend, and yes, there is a difference—books that I think authors should have on

5 min read 2023-03-22 02:40:09

In “On Fairy Stories,” J.R.R. Tolkien warned us against conjuring “the dreamlands,” saying, “Next, after travellers’ tales, I would also

2 min read 2023-03-15 00:49:58

First, please watch this TED Talk, “How everyday interactions shape your future” by Mesmin Destin, a social psychologist who was almost talked

3 min read 2023-03-08 01:29:06

On February 27th, the estate of author Ian Flemming released a statement in which they made a lackluster effort to defend the indefensible, and

3 min read 2023-03-08 01:29:06

On February 27th, the estate of author Ian Fleming released a statement in which they made a lackluster effort to defend the indefensible, and that