Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ Today, I am joined by my guest, Kate Porelli. One of the joys I have found since beginning to write fiction in earnest, and making that writing available on the internet, is coming to know a whole new bunch of exciting and interesting people, some…
On Writing
VERBAL REASONING… Improvisation on-line, 101
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ Not the usual suspects… I, too, am a fan of on-line tools such as dictionaries and a good thesaurus. And, as for Wikipedia? Well, I find it a brilliant tool, despite the limitations of knowledge validation (which are, frankly, and in my humble opinion, in…
Influence? Quelle influence?
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ A personal problem…? OK, so here I am, trying to conceptualise my approach for this article on how my various hobbies and pastimes might influence my writing and… well, not for the first time on this Blog, I am struggling! I do things. I don’t…
A Muse in…
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ OK, so what has a Muse got to do with my writing? Is there really some external force, controlled by a goddess (is that one, three, or nine?) or spirit (presumably also female) who is the source of all knowledge feeding my imagination with poetic…
Finding time to write? …Time? …What time?
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ Apparently (and this is the philosopher in me) there are two distinct viewpoints on time – at least according to Wikipedia. (Oops, did I mention that particular research tool?) You might belong to the camp that believes time is part of the fundamental make up…
Caro Clarke: Can she be smart and still in peril?
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ Nine Don’ts when writing about a female protagonist Today, we are joined by my guest, Caro Clarke. Caro is a Canadian, born in Ontario. She spent her childhood in various oil towns from Alaska to Newfoundland, but eventually her family settled in Calgary, Alberta. Caro…
Rejection? A question of culture…
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ It was reinforced to me, today, as I spent a pleasurable few hours lecturing about change and the management of change to a very important student of the educational institute I am now a member of, that we can never take anything for granted. Cultural…
‘A box?’ said Alice…
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ I have a confession to make! I also write non-fiction – mainly academic stuff (under my other name)! But, funnily enough, I have the same problem with non-fiction as I do with fiction (and if you have a spare $99.95, you can see what I…
My First Time… (or, The Virgin Short Story Writer)
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ There I was, idly sitting at my desk, twiddling with my mouse, thinking about more marketing moves to help with the promotion of River of Judgement, when I stumbled upon a competition. A short story competition was to be held as part of the Theakstons…
Spring Time and Thoughts Turn to Plotting
by David Sartof •
Note: This Post Originally featured on the WickedWriters Blog… http://thewickedwriters.blogspot.com/ Today we have the first post from our newest member, David Sartof! We’d been looking for a male mystery writer for a few weeks now, and C.J. met David on a Facebook group for authors. He wrote intriguingly, his novel sounded interesting, and he seemed…