December 2011
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Chris Speaks: Thoughts on Protagonists' Sexuality
Lemme get real with y’all for a minute or two.
I tend to write fantasy, personally. And I also happen to be pretty liberal, so sexual equality and the whole LGBT (what a horrible looking acronym…) community are a pretty big deal to me. Thus, I’d really like to incorporate ideas of sexual equality and gayness into my fantasy novels, when I’m confronted with an odd problem.
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Article "How Do You Bridge The Gap Between Two... →
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This is exactly the problem I have encountered with writing my story! I wrote a killer beginning, and some really great things coming up — but I’m stuck at that boring part in between these things. I’ve already gotten everyone’s attention with a suspenseful introduction to this little world I’ve created, but now I’m at the boring part, where the world needs...
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Huffington Post/Writer's Relief's Writer... →
writersrelief:
All writers hit a slump sometimes. Life distracts. Momentum peters out. It happens.
Here’s what fuels the fire for these successful writers. Which of these “why I write” manifestos sounds most like you?
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Young Writer Diaries: Writer's block →
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This week’s article will about the famous and feared writer’s block, that every writer has already experienced at least once. If it’s called in French the syndrome de la page blanche (“blank page syndrome”) there’s a good reason : sometimes, no matter how motivated you are to write something, you just sit there, in front of your screen or your notebook, and you...
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“Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the...”
– Stephen King, “On Writing” (via planb-becomeapirate)
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“The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being...”
– Vladimir Nabokov (via writersrelief)
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10 Universities Offering Free Writing Courses... →
writingsbycrscott:
Are you an aspiring writer who would love to take some university courses on writing, but don’t have the money to spend on classes?
Well don’t fear. Here is a list of ten universities who are offering free online writing courses to anyone who wants to through a program called the OpenCourseWare Initiative.
Though on their own they won’t give you any official credits, the...
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“I’m going to marry my novels and have little short stories for children.”
– Jack Kerouac (via writersrelief)
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Don't forget to check last week's episode! →
We’re busy with finals, too, so this week’s episode will be a bit late. But our zombie video is still lonely, so go visit! You can check out the rest of our videos here, too.
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How to Read Haruki Murakami
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- Why we should stop looking for hidden meanings in the fantastical worlds of Japan’s cult novelist.
Murakami is by far my most favourite contemporary author. He has a style like no other, and speaking as someone who’s never looked more deeply than is needed in his novels, this is a good article to read to better conceptualize his style. If you want to see a master at...
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Don't forget, we make videos for creative writers!... →
We sometimes get carried with all this Tumbling, and forget to mention we make awesome videos on YouTube to teach y’all cool things about writing. Click the link to see our archive of videos, or, click this link and mosey on over to last week’s video about zombie fiction.
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Things NaNoWriMo has taught me... →
academic-sorority:
I know this is a little late, but oh well. Here are the things NaNoWriMo have taught me:
1) Don’t write when tired. Seriously, I have no recollection of some of the things I wrote after midnight, yet they were there the next morning. 2) It’s easy to become dependent on caffeine. Especially caffeine-based drinks, like Monster. It’s easy to fall into the trap where...
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That awkward moment you can't decide between...
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When it comes to e-readers, do customers still... →
friesenpress:
Interesting article from the Winnipeg Free Press - “It’s a cover compromise that most e-reader enthusiasts have come to accept. Whether browsing tiny thumbnails online, squinting at a blurry image on a mobile device or observing a once-vibrant book-jacket design recreated on the shrunken, sometimes-monochromatic screen of an e-reader, ebook consumers have grown used to...
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“I could care less if I never write anything again so long as I’m fulfilled in...”
– Stefani Rubino
My best friend inspires and makes me tear up on the regular.
(via youveescaped)
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sarahlouiseturner:
I have a theory that all writers are fuelled by alcohol, sex and an obsession with painting the world with words.
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The awkward moment when you reread something you...
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Check out this week's episode of Writers' Bloc. →
We talk about zombies. :D It’s awesome. And don’t forget to subscribe on YouTube if you’re into that. Don’t want to miss another episode!
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40 Inspiring Quotes About Reading from Writers →
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“Poetry involves the mysteries of the irrational perceived through rational...”
– Vladimir Nabokov (via writersrelief)
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“I found out then that writing is a kind of therapy. One of the few ways I can...”
– Hunter S. Thompson (via goodtimeforpie)
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Top 10 Best Opening Lines of Novels →
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“I think the greatest poetry… is revealing to the reader the beauty in...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson 