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Writing Posts Tagged 'DeepGenre'
- On DeepGenre: Building Character(s) • May 30, 2008
On the group blog DeepGenre today, I tackle the question of building characters. Specifically, how do you build three-dimensional, believable characters in your stories? I compare building characters to the art of additive sculpture.
- On DeepGenre: How to Write a Novel (Part 2) • January 21, 2008
This morning on DeepGenre, I’ve posted part 2 of my article on How to Write a Novel. (In case you missed it, here’s part 1.) This time I tackle how to get from your finished first draft to the final product. Excerpts:
Step 10: Get your first readers’ feedback, and listen to it. This is [...]
- On DeepGenre: How to Write a Novel (Part 1) • January 15, 2008
This morning on DeepGenre, I’ve posted a step-by-step guide to writing a novel. Or, at least, it’s a step-by-step guide to how I write a novel. Because every novelist who also blogs has to write at least one of these posts in their lifetime. Really, it’s in the union regulations.
Excerpts:
Step 2: Noodle around and figure [...]
- On DeepGenre: What Works on an Author Website? • December 19, 2007
Today on DeepGenre, I’ve posted a little article asking for reader and book-buyer feedback on author websites, in particular SF author websites. Quick excerpt:
So my question today is this: what do you find useful on an author’s website? I think we can all agree that excerpts help, and at the very least, having a [...]
- Why Did You Buy That Book? • December 6, 2006
I'm going to try a little experiment here. I want to hear from science fiction and fantasy readers and consumers. Pick three recent SF/F titles that you've purchased, and add a comment telling the world how you heard about them, and what inspired you to buy them.