Grace E. Robinson's Blog, page 7
April 6, 2021
Writing Technobabble: E is for Explanation (or Not)
Welcome to my guide on how to write technobabble! Every post will start with one letter of the alphabet, from A to Z, and cover tips and ideas for all you writers of sci-fi. Whether you’re writing about near-future science fiction, far-flung alien worlds, or historical steampunk adventures filled with advanced technology that never was […]
April 5, 2021
Writing Technobabble: D is for Details
Welcome to my guide on how to write technobabble! Every post will start with one letter of the alphabet, from A to Z, and cover tips and ideas for all you writers of sci-fi. Whether you’re writing about near-future science fiction, far-flung alien worlds, or historical steampunk adventures filled with advanced technology that never was […]
April 3, 2021
Writing Technobabble: C is for Consistency
Welcome to my guide on how to write technobabble! Every post will start with one letter of the alphabet, from A to Z, and cover tips and ideas for all you writers of sci-fi. Whether you’re writing about near-future science fiction, far-flung alien worlds, or historical steampunk adventures filled with advanced technology that never was […]
April 2, 2021
Writing Technobabble: B is for Believable
Welcome to my guide on how to write technobabble! Every post will start with one letter of the alphabet, from A to Z, and cover tips and ideas for all you writers of sci-fi. Whether you’re writing about near-future science fiction, far-flung alien worlds, or historical steampunk adventures filled with advanced technology that never was […]
April 1, 2021
Writing Technobabble: A is for Acronym
Welcome to my guide on how to write technobabble! Every post will start with one letter of the alphabet, from A to Z, and cover tips and ideas for all you writers of sci-fi. Whether you’re writing about near-future science fiction, far-flung alien worlds, or historical steampunk adventures filled with advanced technology that never was […]
March 17, 2021
When You Love Something but don’t Write about It
The title of this post is perhaps more dire-sounding that I intended. I was musing the other day, as I wandered through the house, looking at all of my knick-knacks and such, and I realized that I have a lot of rabbit figurines. My little nephew remarks on this, actually, every time he comes over. […]
February 10, 2021
Should Fiction be Relatable?
“Relatability” is a buzzword these days, especially in the storytelling world. People want stories and characters that they can relate to and understand; they want to see aspects of themselves and the world they know in the movies they watch and the books they read. This is an important and timeless desire. Even in an […]
January 5, 2021
Inspiring Quotes to Begin the New Year
New year, new hopes, new goals. Whether you’ve written out a detailed list of what you plan to accomplish this year, or you’re simply praying for a year of less stress and weirdness than 2020, you’re probably looking with hope to what the new year might bring. While I certainly can’t predict what this year […]
December 21, 2020
A Christmas Story
We can all agree that it’s been a crazy year, right? And because of that, many of us are not celebrating the year-end holidays in the way that we usually do, or wish we could. But even so, I believe we should take joy. No matter what’s happened, there’s always something to be thankful for, […]
September 18, 2020
Tips and Tricks to Get Yourself Writing Again
This is sort of a follow-up post to last month’s post about not writing. Writers are notorious for NOT writing; but if we want to be writers, then we need to, you know, write. So here are some ideas or tips/tricks to get yourself writing. I’ve used (or currently am using) several of these techniques myself. […]
