I’m a regular reader of David Anthony Durham’s blog, and a recent post of his discusses his experience with breaking into the publishing industry. David is a good writer. I’m currently half-way through his latest novel Acacia and am enjoying it. It’s always interesting to hear advice from authors who have been there, to give […]
Filed under: Publishing, Creative Writing on May 12th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Noah Lukeman is the President of Lukeman Literary Management Ltd., founded in 1996, and he is the author of the bestselling books The First Five Pages: A Writer’s Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile and The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life. He has valuable insight into the world of publishing, […]
Filed under: Writing Tips, Fiction, Creative Writing on February 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here are a few of my recommendations for books dedicated to writing. Please feel free to share your suggestions as well.
The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. - A classic. This is a must-have reference for all writers. A simple and logical approach to the basic prinicples of composition, grammar, word usage, and writing […]
Filed under: Writing Resources, Creative Writing on February 13th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you’ve never visited Amazon Shorts, you should definitely check it out; there, you can download short literary works digitally for only $.49, and currently, the contest for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award is going on. The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award is a contest designed to discover the next big author in fiction, and this […]
Filed under: Fiction, Literary News, Creative Writing on February 11th, 2008 | No Comments »
I came across this article, written by Leo Babuata, that deals with developing good writing habits. A lot of these are logical ideas you’ve probably already heard, but reinforcing those ideas and putting them into practice is another thing. I think his approach is simple and very do-able; it’s just a matter of focus and self-motivation […]
Filed under: Writing Tips, Creative Writing on February 8th, 2008 | No Comments »
In my post yesterday — “What is Historical Fantasy?” – I touched briefly on the definition of historical fiction. For a more in depth look at this defintion, The Historical Novel Society has an entire section devoted to this topic. There are links to articles that discuss: the rules for historical fiction, the problem of truth […]
Filed under: Historical Fiction, Writing Resources, Creative Writing on February 6th, 2008 | No Comments »
What is the definition of historical fantasy? How does it differ from historical fiction? Fantasy? I’ve often seen the term ”historical fantasy” to classify a certain subgenre of literature but have never really understoood what, exactly, that refers to. What types of works are classified in this category? I did a little bit of research on […]
Filed under: Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Creative Writing on February 5th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I was chatting on a forum the other day, and the conversation sparked the idea for this blog post. When writing your novel, what is the best way to incorporate research and historical details into your writing? I’m not sure there is a best practice for doing this; everyone most likely has a method that works […]
Filed under: Medieval History, Historical Fiction, Writing Tips, Creative Writing on February 1st, 2008 | 6 Comments »
The following is a list of blogs/sites I’m currently subscribed to:
Historical Fiction:
Carla Nayland Historical Fiction - A blog mainly about researching, writing, and reading historical fiction
Elizabeth Chadwick: Living the History - Historical fiction author Elizabeth Chadwick uses this space to discuss her work, her research and share her love of the Middle Ages…and occasionally pontificate on […]
Filed under: Historical Fiction, Medieval History, Writing Resources, Fiction, Literary News, Fantasy, Creative Writing on January 30th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
According to an article from CBS News yesterday, there is some optimism surrounding the writer’s strike. The Writer’s Guild and studios have resumed talks, and many are hopeful the strike will end before the Oscars roll around. If not, the industry could be facing a possible “nightmare scenario,” according to entertainment attorney Jonathan Handel, as the actor’s contract […]
Filed under: Literary News, Creative Writing on January 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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