FOR WRITERS: Writing Long
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Aidee Ladnier: How do you write long? I’m a short story writer at heart and I’m killing myself to get 60,000 words … Read more
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FOR WRITERS: What’s Stopping You?
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer K.S. Trenten: As a writer, are there fears which have been holding you back? What are they? Have you overcome them, and … Read more
A Post From The Stone Age – Boogieman In Lavender
Stone Knives and Bearskins By Jeff Baker Our computers are down as I write this. At least, the modem and Internet are out. (Word processor still works.) Should have … Read more
FOR READERS & WRITERS: The Setting is Everything
FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Kelly Haworth: Writers, how do you use setting to enhance the emotions of your scenes? Readers, have you seen any … Read more
FOR WRITERS: Prologues
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Violet Joicey-Cowen: To prologue or not to prologue, that is the question… do you use prologues? Id so, why? If not, why … Read more
A Loaf of Bread, A Jug of Urine and Thou – Jeff Baker
Writers have day jobs. It’s a plain fact of economics, writing doesn’t pay that much unless the writer is very lucky. We supplant our creative careers with a nine-to-five (or … Read more
FOR READERS & WRITERS: Checking the Facts
FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Terry Poole: How important are fact checking/realism to a story? Writers: how do you fact check your work? Readers: does … Read more
“How I Do It” – Boogieman In Lavender
By Jeff Baker Not every writer writes short-stories. The form has been described as “difficult” and “challenging.” Some fiction writers don’t write short-stories. I write almost nothing but short-stories. I … Read more
FOR READERS/WRITERS: Balancing Act
FOR READERS/WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer A.T. Weaver: Here’s a question for both readers and writers. If you have a story with two POVs, how important is it … Read more
FOR WRITERS: The Science in Sci Fi
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Angel Martinez: How much science do you put in your sci fi? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome … Read more