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February 7, 2018
Disney Memes: The Princess as Writer
Oh my gosh! I love this blog post! I found you by happenstance and am so, so GLAD that I did! *New Follower Alert*! Eeeeek!
What if the Disney Princesses were really just brilliant writers, frustrated by sexism in the literary industry…
and then this meme that started off the series…before they decided to write and were just mouthing off…
Five great bits of writing advice – and what they mean
Robert Anson Heinlein (1907-1988) was one of the the United States’ best fiction writers of his day, in any genre.So glad I found Matthew’s blog today. It’s inspiring and I look forward to using Heinlein’s advice on writing. Thank you, Matthew!
His books intrude obliquely into pop culture. Apart from coining the word ‘grok’, he described the modern waterbed to the point where it couldn’t be patented by Charles Hall. In fact Heinlein got the patent for it in 1980. And Stranger...
When Your World Falls Apart – Cause and Effect
When worlds fall apart. I know that too well. Great post!
The intangible world of the literary mind
What do you do when your world falls apart?
Photo by Jordy Meow on Unsplash
This is the sort of question that is so open ended that there is no right or wrong way to identify with it.
There is the major falling apart, dealing with loss and grief. The kind that you cannot do anything but mourn for as long as it takes to learn to live with it. Debilitating emotional turmoil. Depression. Th...
February 5, 2018
KDP Print Just Got A Whole Lot More Attractive
Interesting news for KDP and Indie Authors.
I’m sure most of you have heard the news by now, but if you haven’t, Amazon has announced some major changes to its KDP Print program. Only two days after I was telling people in this blog’s comments that I wouldn’t even consider moving to KDP Print from CreateSpace until Amazon addressed its two most glaring issues, the company announced it had. On top of that, it addressed my major problem with CreateSpace, thus making it a whol...
February 4, 2018
To Glossary or Not to Glossary: that is the question.
I’ve been writing the first draft of what I call The Novel. Some days paragraphs come in torrents. Most days? A trickle of sentences or phrases here or a sparse description of a character there. I count it a good writing day when I’m able to twist a cliched phrase into something wonderful and new.
While drafting, I noticed that having a glossary of need-to-know terms would help both readers and mostly myself along the way.
When I taught elementary school, there was a writing unit that focused...
February 2, 2018
How to Avoid Being too Wordy in Your Writing: Clause and Effect
The first drafts of my stories are often guilty of these sins and that’s why I love getting feedback from the critique group I belong to.
January 31, 2018
Lyrics from the Soul: FIYAH’S Issue #5 Ahistorical Blackness Spotify Playlist
Music is an art form that I hold close to my heart. When I was a child, I loved singing and modulating my voice to match the tone and pitch of various artists. Whether it was Prince (Joy in Repetition), Annie Lennox (Love Song For A Vampire), Mariah Carey (Someday), or Stevie Wonder (Signed, Sealed, Delivered) I’d listen to their unique style, intonations, pitch, and then to the delighted horror of my siblings imitate singers (especially Ariel from Disney’s The Little Mermaid). I’ve grown up...
January 30, 2018
Lost Heros, Lasting Inspiration: My Thoughts on the Passing of Ursula K. Le Guin
No need for a commentary introduction.
“Come home, Tenar! Come home!”
In the deep valley, in the twilight, the apple trees were on the eve of blossoming; here and there among the shadowed boughs one flower had opened early, rose and white, like a faint star. Down the orchard aisles, in the thick, new, wet grass, the little girl ran for the joy of running; hearing the call she did not come at once but made a long circle before she turned her face towards home. The mother waiting in...
Review of Lulu’s Printing Service
Lulu Printing Services. You’re looking more sweet as the days go by.
