Archive for the “Writing” Category
Aug
10
2010
 
Looking forward to the latest reading of Dispensing Justice at AAAWG tonightPosted by Fritz. in AAAWG, Nova Genesis, Novel, Science Fiction, Superhero, WritingLooking forward to the latest reading of Dispensing Justice at AAAWG tonight. It’s been a couple of weeks vacation from writing (more or less), and it feels good to be making progress again.
Jul
15
2010
“Dispensing Justice” halfway through barf phasePosted by Fritz. in AAAWG, Action-Adventure, Nova Genesis, Novel, Progress, Science Fiction, Superhero, Writers' Group, WritingThis week I made my thirteenth reading of Dispensing Justice at my Tuesday night writer’s group. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
08
2010
Avatar and the Three Pillars of StorytellingPosted by Fritz. in Character, Movie, Rant, Science Fiction, Star Wars, Storytelling, WritingI received an email from my friend Patrick this morning about the Avatar movie and some links to critiques thereof. This sent me into rant mode. So I thought I would inflict my rant on the rest of the world… (links are at the end) Read the rest of this entry »
Jul
02
2010
Dispensing Justice cruised over the one-third mark this weekPosted by Fritz. in AAAWG, Action-Adventure, Nova Genesis, Novel, Progress, Science Fiction, Superhero, Thank You, Writers' Group, WritingMy short-story-now-novel Nova Genesis: Dispensing Justice passed through the third-of-the-way mark this week Read the rest of this entry » On my home to (hopefully) commit a 1000+ words of mayhem to Nova Genesis:Dispensing Justice in preparation for my 11th reading of my current novel in progress.
May
14
2010
Dispensing Justice just broke the 10K markPosted by Fritz. in Action-Adventure, Nova Genesis, Novel, Novella, Progress, Science Fiction, Short Story, Superhero, Writing, Young AdultMy latest short-story-no-its-really-a-novel young-adult SF-superhero action-adventure story just broke 10,000 words. Only another 25,000 (or is it 60,000?) words to go.
Apr
27
2010
Looking forward to another AAAWG reading tonight…Posted by Fritz. in AAAWG, Poetry, SciFaiku, Science Fiction, Short Story, Superhero, Writers' Group, WritingLooking forward to another AAAWG reading tonight. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
23
2010
Penny drops in — or how I discovered a characterPosted by Fritz. in Character, Nova Genesis, Short Story, Superhero, WritingSo there I was, writing the opening lines to “Dispensing Justice”. I had the main character Michael, Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
21
2010
AAAWG and reading “Dispensing Justice”Posted by Fritz. in AAAWG, Action-Adventure, Nova Genesis, Science Fiction, Short Story, Superhero, Writers' Group, WritingThe turnout for yesterday’s AAAWG meeting at Borders in Arborland was relatively light. Read the rest of this entry » There have a been a number of good blog posts about writing rules recently which lead to me to have the following thought in the shower (where else?) this morning. (Note and caveat: I am not a published author so take my thoughts on writing for what they are. Speculative.) As a pre-published writer you are always hearing about this or that rule of writing. Some of my favorite rules are: show, don't tell and kill your darlings. On the face of it, these are good rules. Or should I say, good advice. I find the term “rule” implies failure to follow said “rule” means you will have done something wrong. There is no such thing as a “writing rule”. Or, at least, I can’t easily identify a “writing rule” that some author hasn’t broken to good effect. Which brings me to my shower thought.
One of the things that this implies is that good writers are good readers. They know, explicitly or implicitly, what rules to apply and when. They know when to show and when to tell. They know when to kill their darlings and when not to. A good writer does these things because they grok how their work will be read.
Feb
18
2010
Getting out of the slush pilePosted by Fritz. in Advice, Short Story, Slush Pile, Writing, tags: WritingThe slush pile, that place that all entry level writers dread. When I come across advice about how to get out of the slush pile I sit up and listen. And 21 Tips to Get Out of the Slush Pile by James Plath is just such advice. Go ahead and read it. I’ll wait (so to speak).
Feb
18
2010
Joy! Book order arrivesPosted by Fritz. in Books, Reading, Science Fiction, Short Story, Western, WritingMy book order arrived yesterday and I am wallowing in writing book goodness. A week ago or so I broke down and ordered a number of books on writing and criticism that I have been lusting after. They are:
Now I just have to find time to read them all… Have any notable books arrived in your life recently? Or just books that you are reading now and want to comment on?
Jan
25
2010
Who is the best short story writer? (Good question. Anyone know?)Posted by Fritz. in Opinion, Question, Short Story, Wiki Article, WritingLast night I pulled out a copy Fredric Brown's Angels & Spaceships that I Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
22
2010
AAAWG Q-and-A on character voicePosted by Fritz. in AAAWG, Advice, Character, Characterization, Question and Answer, Voice, Wiki Article, Writers' Group, WritingPatrick recently solicited advice from the rest of the AAAWG members on giving characters a unique voice in dialogue. He received much excellent advice that I will attempt to summarize here. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
08
2010
Fritz’s Mini-Rant on the Decay of Western Civilization and the Role of the WriterPosted by Fritz. in AAAWG, Critique, Critiquing, Rant, Wiki Article, Writers' Group, WritingAt a recent meeting of our writers group, a new-comer read two essays. The first one was on the importance of writing and writers to our civilization. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
04
2009
AAAWG notes (as relayed by Pelly and Winters)Posted by Fritz. in AAAWG, Pelly and Winters, Updated, Writers' Group, WritingPelly and Winters bring you the AAAWG notes
Nov
03
2009
Narrative timelinesPosted by Fritz. in Cartoon, Character, Chronicles from the Nexus, Diagram, Film, Inspiration, Narrative, Narratology, Timeline, WritingXkcd has what I can only say is a brilliant rendition of Read the rest of this entry » First, congratulations goes out to Stephanie Feldstein for landing an agent this last weekend. Read the rest of this entry » The Tuesday meeting of AAAWG Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
08
2009
Example of ‘killing your darlings’ from All You Quantum ZombiesPosted by Fritz. in Advice, Critique, Example, Science Fiction, Updated, Wiki Article, WritingIf you are a writer you may have heard of the admonition “kill your darlings“. Read the rest of this entry » The Tuesday meeting of AAAWG Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
07
2009
16 well-regarded books on the craft of writing compiled by PatrickPosted by Fritz. in AAAWG, Books, Links, WritingPatrick handed out the following list of recommended books at yesterday evening’s AAAWG meeting. In descending Amazon.com users’ 5-star ranking percentage.
Note: Amazon.com title searchs are used when there are multiple editions. Date: 2009/10/06 AAAWG Tuesday night meeting at Borders Books, Arborland, Ann Arbor Wiki version: 16 well-regarded books on the craft of writing compiled by Patrick The Tuesday meeting of AAAWG Read the rest of this entry » The Tuesday meeting of AAAWG Read the rest of this entry » The Tuesday meeting of AAAWG Read the rest of this entry » |
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