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Category: choose your weapon
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POWER POSITIONS IN PROSE: Niloufar-Lily Soltani’s ZULAIKHA
I met Lily Soltani at the Robson Indigo bookstore this past weekend, where she was doing a book signing. In fact, I was the first to get a signed copy… I cracked open the cover, began to read, and quickly discovered what the publisher, Inanna, must have noticed when they selected this book for publication;…
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STEP 1 of Nanowrimo Novel Planning: A simple (?) sentence!
Remember that for Nanowrimo, our weapon of choice is … a snowflake. See yesterday’s post if you don’t know what I’m talking about. In any case, today, I’m posting the first of seven steps that will help you plan a novel for Nanowrimo. Even if you’ve never planned before, I guarantee this method will…
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Two writing challenges that are HERE!
Starting this Saturday, August 30th, and this Monday, September 1st, are two writing challenges I’ll be taking on, ones I want you to keep in mind for the future… First up is one I’ve MEANT to do for years but always found a way to back out of–okay, it goes the entire Labour Day weekend, and…
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Guest post by Anastasia Stratu: UNHAPPY ENDINGS: Will Amazon Control Our Reading?
Today, I have a guest post for you from a writer who creates technofantasy worlds and also blogs about social media and marketing. In other words, a right-brainer AND a left-brainer! Meet Anastasia Stratu: Unhappy Endings – Will Amazon Control Our Reading? by Anastasia Stratu This article by Chris Abouzeid caused quite a stir in my…
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Name drop 2: MICHAEL SLADE!
Just in case you even for a moment thought Lisa Unger would respond and Michael Slade wouldn’t, here’s a post from the Master of Horror himself: That’s what good books and good teachers do, right? Pass on the passion from one generation to the next! By the way, that talk of Slade’s I went to in…
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Emulate, don’t imitate! By Jackson Dean Chase
I’ve always spoken of “putting tools in your toolbox” by reading other writers. Here’s a link to an article by Jackson Dean Chase on the power of emulating, not imitating. A recommended read! Click here: TOOLBOX
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Can you smell it? How to use strong imagery like Natalie Kusz in “Vital Signs”!
Imagery is a definite “choose your weapon” topic. I mean, you have five senses to choose from (or combinations of them). While sight and touch are present in many works, look at how Natalie Kusz appeals to the sense of SMELL in “Vital Signs”: I was always waking up, in those days, to the smell…
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6 days until SIWC… 6 sentence styles to test out in your writing
6 days until SIWC, so here are six styles of sentences (found in recent readings!) for you to take a peek at. Thanks Shan, Katie, Aaron, and Lena for chasing these down in your reading: 1. The Interrupted Sentence Maybe he should have stopped—showed them that he wasn’t afraid—but the muscles in his legs…