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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Short Stories

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F&SF writer Cat Rambo lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest. Her short story collection, EYES LIKE SKY AND COAL AND MOONLIGHT, was a 2010 Endeavor Award finalist. A third collection, NEAR + FAR, appeared in 2012r from Hydra House. She has been shortlisted for an Endeavour Award, Locus Award, World Fantasy Award and most recently the Nebula Award.

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Writing at the Next Level: Getting Inside Your Character’s Head

Crossposted from kittywumpus.net.. Visit the site to find links to referenced fiction.

Once you’ve mastered the basics of getting words on a page and moving characters around through situations, there’s some things that (in my experience) the majority of writers need to focus on. Examples are narrative grammar, paragraphing strategies, trimming excess from sentences, and getting inside a charact... read more »

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	The Surgeon's Tale and other stories by Cat Rambo (Goodreads Author), Jeff VanderMeer (Goodreads Author) 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight by Cat Rambo (Goodreads Author), Michael Livingston (Editor), Lawrence M. Schoen (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Near + Far 4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clockwork Fairies 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 24 by Cat Rambo (Goodreads Author), Eric Witchey (Goodreads Author), Alethea Kontis (Goodreads Author) 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Seed on the Wind 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Logic and Magic in the Time of the Boat Lift by Cat Rambo (Goodreads Author), Ben Burgis 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Ways to Fall in Love on Planet Porcelain 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Querulous Flute of Bone 2.5 of 5 stars 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Karaluvian Fale 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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