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The For-God’s-Sake-Put-the-Book-Down-and-Walk-Away Approach to Editing

March 29, 2012 by

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I just found a plot hole in the second book of Path. It’s tiny really, but I’m still sitting here thinking, How did no one notice that? How did I not notice that? I have to rewrite all of, oh, two paragraphs, so it’s not a problem at all. Except for the way it makes […]

Neuroscience of an eBook

March 28, 2012 by

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There have been some articles lately about the neuroscience of ereading (though mainly based on cobbling together previous work on reading in general, and from anecdotal evidence regarding ereading practice), mainly summated by Chris Meadows, writing at Teleread: Does e-reading affect our memory of what we read? Do we remember less when we read e-books? […]

Getting Drunk and Losing Sleep Are Good For Creativity?

March 27, 2012 by

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Arkem: Is Pan doing better after the transplant? Me: He is feeling so much better. At least I think he is. Right now he thinks he’s Bob. But we’re working on that. Arkem: We’re all a little groggy after surgery. Me: Yeah, hopefully he will be fine by tonight. Or tomorrow anyway. Which will be […]

Submission Requirements are to Insanity What Catnip is to Cats

March 26, 2012 by

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I spent four months last year submitting stuff to agents, so I thought I had a handle on the submission process. There’s a bit of variation in requirements, but all along the same general theme. Turns out publishers are mental. To start with they seem to be split neatly between ‘you have to submit hardcopy’ […]

Hunger Games = Bows and Arrows and Bread and Death

March 23, 2012 by

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In case any of you were wondering about this ‘Hunger Games’ thing you keep hearing about, here is a summary to save you having to read the book. (Although you should read the book too, it’s not bad. Apart from the bit at the <redacted>. You know?) Extremely sensible summary. Here is an excerpt to get […]

Carpe Diem, Quan Minimum Credula Postero*

March 19, 2012 by

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Me: I haven’t sent anything out this year because I’m crap. Arkem: I wouldn’t have put it that way — but yes. So I am doing that today. Or at least, lying about doing that today. But I think — I hope I’m not. And if I write this here perhaps the appalling fact that […]

If I Don’t Write to Empty My Mind I Go Mad — Lord Byron

March 16, 2012 by

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Rick: What are you doing? Me: I’m insulting myself in text. Silence. Me: You’re just not going to touch that one, are you? Rick: You’re writing your blog for tomorrow? Me: …yes? Rick: It all makes sense. I have been in the middle of an explosion for like a week now. It’s making me edgy. […]

This Juice is Deeply Conflicted and Will Leave You Feeling Vaguely Unsettled

March 12, 2012 by

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THAT’S LIKE GOING TO THE SUPERMARKET AND SEEING YOUR FAVORITE AISLE OF JUICE, THEN ON ONE OF THE BOTTLES THE PRICE TAG SAYS “THIS IS THE WORST JUICE IN THE WORLD, IT HAS NO CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND IT’S A WHORE.”   So I saw this, and skipping right over what I thought of its original […]

Because I Was Asked. The Difference Between a Writer and a Storyteller is This:

March 9, 2012 by

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A writer writes, a storyteller* tells. The answer is there in the question. The word ‘storyteller’ can refer to any kind of wordsmith or storyweaver, but in this context I mean a person who gathers others around them and weaves a tale out the air with their voice and their hands and their eyes. And, […]

Telling Stories For Children

March 8, 2012 by

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I really shouldn’t tell stories to children. Even seven year olds. It’s not that the incidence of violence and mayhem is a problem. It’s the way they tell me I’m doing it wrong. Me: I’m actually a terrible storyteller, but I can frame an anecdote so it sounds even better than it actually was. Except […]

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