Monthly Archives: May 2010

Authors are people too… Take Two

By Susan | Published: May 28, 2010

Yesterday’s post is not yet complete… So I’ll pick up where I left off. Peter S. Beagle If you haven’t already chunked me in the nerd bin, go ahead now. I’m an unabashed fan of sci-fi conventions. Admittedly, I’ve only been to two, and they were both DragonCon in Atlanta. All the same, I had [...]

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The pleasure from praise (or) Authors are people too

By Susan | Published: May 27, 2010

Yesterday’s post on steampunk had an unexpected surprise.  One of the authors whose book I mentioned as a “recommended steampunk read” actually commented on my blog. How cool is that!? And, the writer in question (Ian Tregillis) didn’t even mention the fact that I’d suggested his book  (Bitter Seeds)– he actually responded to another suggestion on [...]

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Steampunk — what is it?

By Susan | Published: May 26, 2010

Steampunk.  A genre, a style, a community, a branch of speculative fiction…  Like the well-worn quote about porn, “You just know it when you see it.”  Of course, to even have that recognition skill, you’ve got to first be introduced. Steampunk started with steam — no surprise there right?  Steam engines, Victorian England, and inventions [...]

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Finding a Critique Group, Critique Partner, or Beta Reader

By Susan | Published: May 20, 2010

There are hundreds — probably even thousands — of places for you to find a crit partner… And that’s just online. You could physically find a reader (haha, physical — who actually moves in the real world anymore?) at the bookstore, your local book club, your regional RWA chapter, a community college course, a pre-established [...]

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Critique Groups and Critique Partners

By Susan | Published: May 19, 2010

The purpose of a critique group or critique partner is to offer advice and insight into a writer’s WIP.  They also provide encouragement and fun!  Most writers love to talk about writing, love to talk about their work, and love to hone their craft.  Crit groups and partners offer writers the opportunity to do exactly [...]

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Character and Viewpoint: a review

By Susan | Published: May 18, 2010

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 Orson Scott Card’s Character & Viewpoint has a lot packed into a few pages. He takes you from the first stages of character development (i.e. what makes a character? how do we create them?) to fully fleshed-out character creation (i.e. types of characters, emotional stakes, and believability), and he [...]

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The Importance of Beta Readers

By Susan | Published: May 18, 2010

She’s aliiiive! After a month plus away from the blog and website, I have returned. I apologize for the absence, but, well, revisions trump website and vacation trumps revisions, so… I’m back now — browner (thanks to Florida sun) and on draft 3 (thanks to hard work). Now on to the blog! Over the last [...]

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