Oct 7, 2008Top Ten Fiction TipsI was surprised to find a list of my top ten fiction tips in an interview from seven years ago. Surprised, because, my list is now...
Aug 29, 2008Pacing in FictionI’ve been thinking about pacing, and what a judgment call this aspect of fiction requires. Repetitive and unnecessary words, paragraphs,...
Aug 16, 2008Swimming in wordsI’ve been reflecting on Denvention and feeling weird about the Hugos, as I seem to every year. This competition and the general race to...
Aug 6, 2008The GenresIn my recent e-newsletter on writing, I talked about fiction categories, or genres, and why writers need to be familiar with them. (You...