By Karen Duvall We’re deliberate about everything we write, so why should dialogue be any different? Here’s the thing: Remember when you wrote your first story? As soon as your characters started talking it became a “wow” moment. The words flew onto the page as if your fictional people had taken on a life of their own….
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Adventures in Genre Writing: Lesson Four – Character Development
By Jeanne C. Stein I’m in China the rest of the month on vacation. No laptop. No cell phone. Will I survive? If I’m back next month, you’ll know I did! Since we spent most of last class discussing rules, here are some of NYT bestselling author Jeffrey Deaver’s regarding characters: 1. They must be…
World Fantasy Con 2014
By Jeffe Kennedy Last weekend I attended the 40th World Fantasy Convention (WFC). In fact, I’m writing this post as I fly home, so I’m in that post-conference phase where everything I heard and learned has melted together in my brain. This was only the second time I attended World Fantasy—the first being two years…
Winning Advice from a LOSER
By J.A. (Julie) Kazimer I’m a loser. (Hey…even though I can’t see it, nodding in agreement is not very nice). Let me change that a bit. I am a NaNoWriMo loser. A multiple one. I’ve played for five years, finally taking a break this year in order to keep my sanity. I’ve never won. Never…
Five Reasons Why J.A. Kazimer is Better Than Me
By Aaron Ritchey Many of you know J.A. Kazimer’s normal persona, but this blog post isn’t about J.A. Kazimer the person, it’s about J.A. Kazimer the RMFW scion, the writerly icon, the literary messiah! This is about the Platonic ideal of J.A. Kazimer. I first met her in Colorado Springs many years ago and right…