Archive for August, 2007
Passion and the single blogger
The internet, as I am wont to say, is full of things. Some of them are interesting things. Some of them are horrific things. Some of them are funny things, or useful things, or OMG-my-eyes-are-bleeding-just-can’t-look-away-trainwrecky things. And if you are a writer, online, one of those things is likely to be… your blog.
So, how does [...]
MACRO-LENS AND MICRO-GNOSIS
(TELLING STORIES FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE INSIDE, AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH)
by John Skipp
Dear kids –
Turns out I’ve got an insane little multi-media challenge in front of me, over the next several months. It’s the kind of insanely ambitious project I’ve always wanted to tackle; but now that I’m actually doing it, it is thoroughly [...]
What It Feels Like
by Gerard Houarner
Again, I’m writing here not to convey any great wisdom, just reactingto the world and how I view my writing. Old pros will no doubt shake their heads,but maybe this will be useful as a point of vew to newer writers and lead to more fruitful territories for exploration.
I attended Necon last month [...]
When Things Get Dark
Inspiration. It comes from all sorts of persons, places, things. It takes on life in ways unexpected, and sometimes dies in places we thought it would thrive. Jack Higgins was known for going to extremes to research his WWII thrillers, while Edgar Rice Burroughs never travelled in Africa, and yet brought us vivid images of [...]
Resurrecting the Dead
(Quick note from the wings…Elizabeth Massie sends greetings from the land of overwhelming deadlines, down there by that Myth Pool. She’ll be back next month, entertaining as ever. In the meantime, here is a special extra bite out of Brian Knight’s Mind - DNW)
By Brian Knight
Be silent in that solitude
Which is not loneliness, [...]
