And no, I'm not talking about the ridiculous branding change the Sci-Fi Channel made to SyFy ... or whatever it is now. See, it's so bad, my mind shies from the horror ( Read more... )

Do any of you on my FList know anything about this association? If so, what do you think of it? Is there a better writers association in the region that you prefer or is this the bees knees?

Inquiring minds wanna know.

Seriously. I'm needing a gun expert to help with the firearms sections of the story. Anyone know anyone who would be interested in helping a couple of writers out?

Holler!

Life has been uber busy the last two weeks, and I'm still processing most of it. Some great stuff to shout out about, though ( Read more... )

For those of you who are following my Travelogue with Spirit, the URL has changed. It is now:
http://becominghollow.blogspot.com

This has been a public service announcement. :)

(From Locus Online August 2008 ( Read more... )

This is an article Walter Mosley wrote some eight years ago on writing. For those of us who struggle with being productive or feeling like what we envision is worth committing to paper, I thought it was amazingly good advice; not new advice, certainly, but spoken in a way that it actually makes sense to me ( Read more... )

This is my set of things to ponder for today -- Vonnegut's 8 basics of what he calls Creative Writing 101.*

• Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
• Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
• Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
• Every ( Read more... )

Thanks to those of you who answered my mini poll about names. I appreciated the input!

K

Poll Need Help With A Place Name