Writer’s Corner has a good article on How to Find Interesting Words and Names for Your Fantasy Writing. The article covers the following points:
Keep a small notebook of interesting names and words
Maps are an excellent resource
Dictionaries and encyclopedias
Foreign languages
Add a glossary to your novel
Hearing the words
Enhance your readers experience
Names of cities on old maps have […]
Filed under: Writing Tips, Fantasy, Creative Writing on January 19th, 2010 | 7 Comments »
The original manuscript of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is now available in digital format. You can flip through the 66 pages of the manuscript, toggling between the actual hand-written pages or the typed version of the pages. It’s interesting to see all of Dickens’ editing marks.
Read “Looking over the Shoulder of the Creator of […]
Filed under: Creative Writing on December 3rd, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I started working on my novel again this week. It’s the first time I’ve written something new in months. I’m re-writing the first scene entirely, and this is what I have so far (always subject to change, of course):
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He knows the truth. Cobus held the parchment next to the flame on his desk, the red […]
Filed under: Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Novel, Fantasy, Creative Writing on November 12th, 2009 | 9 Comments »
The last half of last week was spent moving from one side of town to the other so I can be closer to where I work. My commute used to be around 45 mins, but now it will only be 15 mins. Sorry that I have missed a few days of medieval history / fantasy […]
Filed under: Creative Writing on October 4th, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I thought Neal had a good post over on his blog recently about the entitlement readers sometimes feel regarding an author and his/her work. He answers a question from a reader concerning George R.R. Martin and the completion of A Song of Ice and Fire. You’ll have to scroll down some in the post to […]
Filed under: George R.R. Martin, Creative Writing on May 20th, 2009 | No Comments »
Okay, I’ve uncovered the problem and everything is back to normal. Let me know if you see anything that looks out of place. Thanks!
Filed under: Creative Writing on May 5th, 2009 | No Comments »
Currently, I’m having some issues with my new template. Still trying to diagnose the problem, so I had to revert back to the old look until I can pinpoint why the content is not displaying correctly with the new design. Should have this resolved some time today.
Filed under: Creative Writing on May 5th, 2009 | No Comments »
Does the fantasy novel you’re working on avoid the typical writing cliches? Compare your novel against the following Web sites:
Grand List of Fantasy Cliches
Risus Fantasy Cliches
The Fantasy Cliche Meter (The Good Guys)
The Fantasy Cliche Meter (The Bad Guys)
Granted, the Web sites are not aesthetically pleasing, but it’s still fun to go through the checklist […]
Filed under: Writing Tips, Fantasy, Creative Writing on February 11th, 2009 | 21 Comments »
Found this list of book related Web sites covering such topics as book reviews, publishing, exchanges and discussions. I’m already using a few of them, namely Librarything.com and Google Books. If you know of any others not on this list, let me know.
Filed under: Creative Writing on January 8th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m still working on getting a new short story posted to my site. I’m nearly half-way through editing the first draft now. Then, I’ll post it to Critique Circle, and once I have feedback from other readers, it will go through a few more cycles of editing and revising until it’s ready. Critique Circle’s website […]
Filed under: Short Stories, Short Fiction, Creative Writing on November 14th, 2008 | No Comments »
