I came across this excerpt from an unpublished novel the other day.
“Through this mantic glass I watch Manayunk dissolve. Perhaps the rain’s pursuing mist inoculates its vision, or its pandect vantage from this garret dormer. Or perhaps no eyes can ever be so low to truly see from ground level. Still, how terribly odd the […]
Filed under: Writing Tips, Fiction, Creative Writing on August 6th, 2007 | No Comments »
Sarum is the sweeping epic of England, a rich history that blends the ancient and the modern, beginning with the Ice Age 10,000 years ago and transporting the reader through the worlds of Stonehenge, the Black Death, the Industrial Age, World War II, and ending in modern times. It follows the fortunes of five families: Wilson, Godfrey, […]
Filed under: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Book Reviews on August 3rd, 2007 | 4 Comments »
If you tell someone you’re writing a novel, one of the first questions most people will ask you is “What’s it about?” Such a tough question to answer, especially when I was writing the first draft. It seems like the author should be able to easily describe what his/her novel is about, but it’s really […]
Filed under: Historical Fiction, Novel, Fiction, Fantasy, Creative Writing on August 2nd, 2007 | 10 Comments »
This was forwarded to me in an email this morning:
For the past 25 years, San Jose State University’s English department has been asking writers to do their worst. That is, to submit the worst opening sentence of the worst imaginary novel they can, well, imagine. The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest has been updated for the Internet […]
Filed under: Fiction, Fantasy, Creative Writing on August 1st, 2007 | No Comments »
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