A new Work in Progress (WIP) has started. I’m excited about this story. It’s fantasy, and we’ll see how that goes. I’m not planning the typical dyed-in-the-wool Tolkien-esk fantasy; this is much smaller in scope. More details as the story develops. 53 chapters outlined. Now it’s just a matter of putting butt in chair and [...]
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Very Cool!
I say ‘Cool’ a lot. Reminds me that vocal tics are key character building tools. The voice of a character needs to be consistent. It’s a fun challenge. Personally, I could do without saying cool again. At least for a day or two. But what if something really is cool? What a quandary
Naming Things
Naming things can certainly be a challenge. There are several sites with some good information and tools for developing names. Consistency seems to be the key. An interesting source is a fairly old side called KryssTal, specifically The Origin of Words and Names page. There are other sites/resources I occasionally turn to when thinking about [...]
Evernote Again
Time for me to look at Evernote again. For a while now I’ve been trying to find a good, simple solution that lets me take notes at my work computer, or on my iPhone, and easily copy those notes to my current WIP. I’ve tried Simplenote, and love it. Especially works well with Notational Velocity. [...]
Science historian cracks the ‘Plato code’
This one’s going in the google tracker. I can’t wait to read more. This is a very interesting article. Follow the link below to read more. Dr Kennedy explains: "Plato’s importance cannot be overstated. He shifted humanity from a warrior society to a wisdom society. Today our heroes are Einstein and Shakespeare — and not [...]
Writers Life / Dogs Life
Check out this great photo journal by Jill Krementz, “Top Dogs” from the New York Social Diary. Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards. Diogenes
Artist Joanna Powell Colbert
Joanna Powell Colbert has created a beautiful and well thought out set of tarot cards. Wonderful stuff. Enjoy!
Sidekicks
I learn something new every day. Most folks know the main character is the protagonist, and the bad guy is the antagonist. But who’s the sidekick? Is there a fancy Greek word for the sidekick? Sure enough, there is. He or she is the Deuteragonists. I don’t know how handy that is, but it is [...]
That’s Write
It comes up all the time. Writers write. And it makes sense. Monica Valentinelli offers some great thoughts on the subject over at her blog: No one else can tell you how to be a writer; while advice can help the only thing you absolutely must do if you want to be a writer is [...]
Writing In a Material World
Jed Perl has a great essay in The New Republic talking about how writers in the modern age of instant literary marketplaces may need to adjust. …how a writer chooses to negotiate the transition between the privacy of writing and the publicness of reading will ultimately determine what kind of a writer he or she [...]
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