Should I bite the bullet?
I have a confession to make: I have never read any Harry Potter or Twilight novel. I haven’t even glanced at a page from either franchise. This is a fact that I’m actually proud of – I can look down on the hype from my “above it all” perch and pat myself on the back for [...]
Mo reads Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Lots of months ago, I asked for suggestions for good sci-fi/fantasy books. Bradley, docmagik and PhotoNinja gave me some GREAT suggestions and I’ve been trying to make a dent in that list ever since. In those suggestions was Jim Butcher’s Storm Front… but not because I would like it. In docmagik’s words, “it’s sort of what [...]
Leave it to me…
I get on a really good writing kick and then everything else falls by the wayside… well, at least in bloggy terms. I have actual posts planned on issues I’m currently dealing with at this stage of the game, but on days when I have nothing planned, I simply forget. No, that’s not quite right [...]
The Perils of Pre-Writing?
Many, many years ago, an English teacher tried to tell me that I had to write my story before I wrote my story. What’s more, she wanted me to apply this concept to research papers, essays and just about any bit of writing I was ever going to do. Clearly, I thought, she’s insane. Who writes their [...]
The trouble with writing out of your element
“They” say that one of the best things a writer can do to hone his/her craft is to read. I read. Quite a bit, in fact. I read non-fiction, contemporary fiction, classical fiction, cookbooks, how-to books… I read it all. I don’t read sci-fi/fantasy. There are a few notable exceptions, but for the most part, [...]
