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An Experiment in Writing – Part 21: More on Exposition via Dialogue – Holmeses&Watsons

One of the great things you can do with exposition via dialogue is Holmes&Watson. Holmes&Watson techniques go back to Plato and occur between two characters (which means it can occur between a character and themselves (Adam Baldwin talking to the mirror while shaving in The Hunt for Red October is an example), a human and … Continue reading "An Experiment in Writing – Part 21: More on Exposition via Dialogue – Holmeses&Watsons"

RoundTable 360° Aug 2024 – “Yeah, but you’re an idiot” on BizCatalyst 360°

There is no power without authority. There is no authority without legitimacy. Therefore, in considering rejection, we have to consider the perceived legitimacy of the authority and/or the size and perceived credibility of the institution doing the rejecting. “Yeah, but you’re an idiot” is led by children’s book author and humorist Mark O’Brien. With poet, … Continue reading "RoundTable 360° Aug 2024 – “Yeah, but you’re an idiot” on BizCatalyst 360°"

Fains I (A John Chance Mystery) Chapter 3 – You Can’t Always Get What You Want (rewrite)

Yep, another rewrite. Had to introduce a new character. Not sure if the character stay and for how long. Times like these, I keep remember Kevin Bacon’s The Big Picture. Give it a watch and pay attention to how the characters in his scripts react to his edits. Fains I (A John Chance Mystery) Chapter … Continue reading "Fains I (A John Chance Mystery) Chapter 3 – You Can’t Always Get What You Want (rewrite)"

The Quickness of Charlie

Hurry Hurry Hurry He’s late he’s late he’s late For a very important date date date. The quickness of The Wild fascinates me. Ever attempted to fake out an animal? It’s not easy because succumbing to trickery often means death in The Wild. I took pride (long ago) in being able to move faster than … Continue reading "The Quickness of Charlie"

Ten Minutes with RoundTable Regular and Award-Winning Poet, Editor, and Publisher Clarabelle Miray Fields

Clarabelle Miray Fields is an accomplished poet and also editor and publisher of Carmina, an online poetry and fiction journal focusing on mythological themes. Clarabelle contributes regularly to RoundTable 360°s. Hope you enjoy learning about Clarabelle and her work.  

An Experiment in Writing – Part 20: Plotting, Pantzing, and Procrastinating – The 3Ps Every Author Should Know and Love

  What you’re seeing here is the first recorded version of this experiment. I wondered if I’d flubbed it and recorded another version this morning. The second version lacked spontaneity, though. I’d already said what was on my mind, now I was rehashing, and a lot of the fun was gone. Screw it. Use the … Continue reading "An Experiment in Writing – Part 20: Plotting, Pantzing, and Procrastinating – The 3Ps Every Author Should Know and Love"

RoundTable 360° Jan 2024 – Practice – The Art of Evolving

Our Jan 2025 RoundTable 360° session was “Practice – The Art of Evolving” Creatives develop themselves as they develop their craft in a symbiotic relationship; as one evolves so does the other. But can our evolving selves evolve us out of the market? When have we practiced enough, and how would we know? Evolving in … Continue reading "RoundTable 360° Jan 2024 – Practice – The Art of Evolving"

Fains I (A John Chance Mystery) Chapter 8 – I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Fains I (A John Chance Mystery) Chapter 8 – I Heard It Through the Grapevine Lawrence Martin closed the store at five-PM sharp. Normally he’d stay open until six or seven, give people a chance to pick up what they forgot to get on their way home from work. Sometimes people called with an emergency … Continue reading "Fains I (A John Chance Mystery) Chapter 8 – I Heard It Through the Grapevine"

A Twelfth of Carrabis (Feb 2025 Newsletter)

Musings RoundTable 360° Greg Hickey posts on LA Fires and Toddlers, Litter and Mass Shootings Wilderness House Literary Review needs book reviewers J. W. Wood’s Captcha This! Month Long Writers’ Workshop Martin Swirko’s All Routes Are Amber ATTENTION ALL UK-BASED FOLKS! One World in a New World hit 1 Million Views! Celebrate Women’s History Month … Continue reading "A Twelfth of Carrabis (Feb 2025 Newsletter)"

The Family at Large and My Gender Issues

I consider myself a person of my generation working greatly to get over the linguistic prejudices of my generation. People who’ve zoomed with me or read my LinkedIn profile know my pronouns are “was/could be/might have been.” Those who recognize such see I’m determining my pronouns as time (or, being an author, tense) sequenced, not … Continue reading "The Family at Large and My Gender Issues"