Michael E. Dellert's Blog, page 18
January 1, 2020
Business is Business
A small publisher accidentally sent the uncorrected version of my manuscript to the printers. The typos therefore remain, but he says he doesn’t have enough money to reprint it. Should I allow it to be released uncorrected?
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December 25, 2019
Killing Your Darlings
Is it better to write as densely and floridly as you like, and let your editor kill your darlings for you?
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December 18, 2019
Heroic Fantasy: An Overview
Mighty-thewed heroes and their thief/wizard/priest companion(s) fighting monsters, quaffing ale, and smiting evil at the edge of a broadsword. These are some of the popular images that come to mind when one hears the fateful words: “Heroic Fantasy.” But is that really what the genre is all about?
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December 11, 2019
Exposition in Fantasy Literature
What are some of the ways to gradually introduce readers to a complicated universe while writing a fantasy book?
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December 4, 2019
Stop Asking Me About Writer’s Block
What’s the best way to overcome writer’s block? This has got to be the all-time most popular question I get, which just boggles me, because it’s never been a question I myself have asked.
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November 20, 2019
Go Ahead: Lose Control
When I write myself into a corner and don't see a way out, should I delete everything back to the point where I seem to have lost control? "Delete everything" is strong language...
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November 13, 2019
Filter Words
"Show, don't tell" might be fine advice, but how do you know which is which? Filter words are a good clue.
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November 6, 2019
Tools of the Trade
Is there a tool for writers that will force me to write a certain amount of words a day? What are the best writing programs to self publish a novel?
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October 31, 2018
Spotlight: J.D. Lakey’s “Warrior Witch”
A little over two years ago (“New Feminist Science Fiction Series Appeals to Readers of All Ages,” 25 Aug 2016), I had the pleasure of spotlighting author J.D. Lakey’s re-release of the first three books in her Black Bead Chronicles.…
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Spotlight: Fallen Princeborn: Stolen, by Jean Lee
I first “met” author Jean Lee virtually in the Spring of 2016, when my second book published. We quickly struck up a Twitter friendship and soon after a collegial working relationship, trading manuscripts back and forth for comment and critique.…
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