writing
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I got a letter in the post today – making a nice change from bills and advertising. Oh, wait, no I didn’t, I just got advertising I was interested in. Anyhow, another website has been developed for writers to post work and get some feedback. The thing that seems slightly different about the Word Cloud…
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I’ve been pondering this one for a while. A few weeks ago I stumbled across a radical feminist critique of one of my favourite shows, Firefly. My first reaction was ‘no, say it isn’t so!’ and my second was ‘maybe she’s got a point’. I don’t intend to address the arguments about Firefly, as that’s…
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This month there’s an article on the pros and cons of websites for aspiring authors. There’s also a handful of competitons, including one for which I got flyers in the post last week. I’m not sure how I feel about non-genre-specific competitions. I have an instinct that genre stories don’t do very well in these…
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I entered an opening paragraph in the Electric Spec mini slush pile game and editor Betsy has commented. I’m really flattered with the comments and I agree with the points about waffly and vague adjectives. When I start a new story, I start with a mood or a scene. Plot comes when I have to…
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Just read the December issue of the Writer’s Market newsletter. It has an article on writing speculative fiction short stories which is quite interesting.
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The kind and generous editors are playing a mini slush pile game. Entries are posted on the blog with comments – and so far, it’s been highly constructive advice. Read ElectricSpec. Read the ElectricSpec Editors blog.
Boudica Marginalia 