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Jan
29
Revision Hell - Or - Hangups of a Fiction Writer
Category: Personal writing, Struggles, Writing | 
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When I came to the point in the story where I was supposed to write about my main character and her father hopping a plane to Europe to save her best friend from fiendish kidnappers, my muse decided to vacation for awhile. Maybe in Tahiti, maybe Barbados, maybe skiing in the Alps.
I couldn’t write it. Not one word. I was so frustrated with the writing process that, after weeks of wrestling, I decided to scrap my novel and start on a different project. I’d already written over 50,000 words. And I was going to dump it.
Jan
22
SHU’s very own Chun Lee has made the first cut in the ABNA contest! Having heard a small portion of Chun’s novel at his thesis reading prior to graduation, I can say with confidence that Chun has what it takes.
An angel crashes into the paved asphalt of an LA street. He hates coming to Earth, [...]
Jan
12
What I’ve Learned: The Curse of Was (or How to Hunt Down Passive Sentences)
Category: Craft, WIL, Writing | 2 Comments
When I first started writing with an eye for publication, I hadn’t taken any writing courses, no fiction classes, nothing. I was really flying by the seat. I started out submitting mainly to The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, then also to Cemetery Dance and other short story markets. I always got rejected, but I often got little notes that really boiled down to, “I liked the idea, but it just didn’t grab me.”
I remember thinking, “How do I do that? Tell me how to grab you!”
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