Features in July will include 'The Art of Writing Juliet' by lenina20 and an interview with tellshannon815. There may be more, but most likely we’ll keep things pretty quiet here so as not to compete with the level of squee that is about to descend over at lostsquee’s annual luau celebrations. We’ll keep up our bi-weekly jam sessions so you'll have someplace to discuss your ( Read more... )

There is still an active discussion going on about The Way We Do Things and What it Means: Het, Slash, and Gen. The thoughtful conversations occurring in that thread serve to both dissect and add layers to the fic writer's identities and interests.

Next week tellshannon815 will begin a discussion on The Art of Writing Michael and Walt. They may no longer be ( Read more... )

Thanks to alliecat8 for kicking off the month with her discussion on writing (and defining) series. There are more great posts planned for April. eponine119 is going to tackle crafting AU stories. There will be an interview with the delightful and prolific toestastegood. Also, aurorawest is daring to get inside the head of Mr. Liar Liarson himself for the Art of Writing Benjamin Linus ( Read more... )

Ever wonder how to approach your character’s race, ethnicity, religion, class and how this might affect their manners, behavior, and world view? bachlava will present an essay about her thoughts on the cultural considerations needed when writing Lost fic.

100 words or 50,000? gottalovev and alliecat8 take us through the long and the short of it and will share their advice ( Read more... )

Can anyone who volunteered to lead a discussion or be interviewed check the proposed schedule below and let me know if where I put you works? Nothing is set in stone, so if you need to move your date around now or later, we can do that. This just gives us a framework to start with. Thanks so much! It looks like we have some great topics coming up ( Read more... )

We have a few more topics to delve into this month. Coming up soon is an interview with the prolific zelda_zee. Additionally, tellshannon815 will be leading us through the ‘Art of Writing Hurley’. And then to close the year (or perhaps open it, depending on her availability), alliecat8 wants to begin a discussion on defining genres. I’ve also created a sticky post to use as an ( Read more... )

We’re off to a great start this fall with excellent discussions on writing styles, feedback, and all the characters who sailed in on the Kahana. Also, thanks so much to alliecat8 for her great idea of encouraging authors to post their top 5 stories. Last week zelda_zee got you all hot and bothered with part I of her sex essay. Look for part II to be posted later ( Read more... )