Fiction Focus Week 5- Heroes
One of the things that turns up in fiction (particularly sci-fi, fantasy, adventure and YA) again and again are heroes- and heroines, but for some reason the word “heroine” has much more Victorian connotations,...
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Quote of the Week #4
“Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any other creative art. The water is free. So drink. Drink and be filled up.” – Stephen King
Featured Poem 3/11 – “I Will Pronounce Your Name”
I Will Pronounce Your Name by Leopold Sedar Senghor I will pronounce your name, Naett, I will declaim you, Naett! Naett, your name is mild like cinnamon, it is the fragrance in which...
Writing Prompt #3
It’s the middle of summer. You’re out camping, and decide to go kayaking. In some tough waves, your boat capsizes and can’t swim to shore. You wake up on the beach some time later,...
The Editing Cycle #2 – Rock, Paper, Scissors
Rock, Paper, Scissors As writers, sometimes we find ourselves between a rock and a hard place. Whether this rock is a lack of inspiration, or a plot arc which refuses to be resolved, we...
Word of the Week #3
Man, Cyril just played an amazing hemidemisemiquaver! hemidemisemiquaver (noun) [ˌhɛmɪˌdɛmɪˈsɛmɪˌkweɪvə] 1. A musical note played for 1/64 of the duration of a whole note. Also known as a sixty-fourth note.
Featured Poem 3/4 – “Intoxication at dusk”
Intoxication at dusk by K Balachandran Three drunken kites, swim up competing with each other, evading the algae of cityscape, to drink the wine setting sun spills.
Writing Prompt #2
Let’s try something simpler. Imagine you are walking in a path in the mountains: Why are you there? What are you searching for? — Get writing! Post your responses here. 🙂
Bad Cover Art…Redesigned: The Guardian’s Chronicles
Welcome to Bad Cover Art…Redesigned! Where I bring you the most horrible of all cover art I can find on the world wide web and try to come up with an alternative (that I...
Fiction Focus Week 2- Villains
So I considered going into more detail about protagonists and focus on one small part of that- the hero. Then I came to the conclusion that most people don’t really care about heroes. What...
