Daniel José Older's Blog, page 6
January 3, 2013
El Sendero: Next Big Thing Blog
So this is a blog thread going around where different writers update on what we’re working on and then pass it along. I was [...]
December 24, 2012
El Sendero: Saying No To Your Characters
Soooo while writing today I did something totally against my nature as a writer: I went back and edited a scene I’d written the day [...]
December 20, 2012
Salsa Nocturna Review, Interview and Top Books of 2012 Listing
My first short story collection, Salsa Nocturna, showed up on this most excellent list of Best Books of 2012: http://www.mybookishways.com/2012/12/... My Bookish Ways also reviewed [...]
El Sendero: Morning Pages and For the First Time, Cuba
It’s still dark out. The tops of buildings on my block are silhouettes against the beginning of daybreak. A few lights come on; everything is [...]
Endings 6: Something Has Changed
This is part one of an ongoing series of posts on elements that make endings work. The intro is here. 6. Something has changed This element [...]
November 29, 2012
Endings 4 & 5: Suspense And Inevitability
This is part one of an ongoing series of posts on elements that make endings work. The intro is here. Epic massive #SpoilerAlert: The whole last [...]
November 26, 2012
Endings 3: Promise Fulfilled
This is part one of an ongoing series of posts on elements that make endings work. The intro is here. 3. The Ending Is A Fulfillment [...]
November 12, 2012
Endings 2: A Gathering Of Forces
This is part one of an ongoing series of posts on elements that make endings work. The intro is here. 2. A Gathering Of Forces An [...]
October 21, 2012
Endings 1: The Stakes
This is part one of an ongoing series of posts on elements that make endings work. The intro is here. Today’s #SpoilerAlert is for The [...]
October 17, 2012
Endings: An Intro
I’ll be posting a series of thoughts on what makes endings great. This is the introductory one. of course, any blog about endings is gonna [...]
