Tag: fiction
member name: Beth H.
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June 03, 2007 04:04 PM EDT --
I said I wasn't going to write one of these articles, the kind that asks a question. But I want to know.
What fiction do you read? Do you read by genre? By author? . . .
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July 21, 2007 12:59 AM EDT --
Version 2
Trouble pursued me with a vengeance—with clear intent and cool precision. I peered around the corner. TweedleDee and TweedleDum pursued me, too. Only, their weapons . . .
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March 24, 2008 09:37 PM EDT --
I ought to tell you that I love you. But if I do, you'll have to hem & haw and either lie with an I love you of your own or you'll be honest and I'll get mad and we'll . . .
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September 22, 2008 05:26 PM EDT --
I need a tag line for something I'm working on and I'm looking for help.
These are similar, but I'm looking for one that strikes a chord. The book title is A Distant Thunder, it's . . .
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July 25, 2007 06:56 PM EDT --
My name is Kay Daniels. Well, at least it is today.
And this is my collection of keys. House keys, car keys, locker keys. One vintage skate key.
These notched pieces of metal hold my memories. . . .
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August 11, 2007 06:54 PM EDT --
Jennifer flexed her fingers, trying to relieve a growing tension.
She squeaked and spun on her toes when a warm weight landed on her shoulder.
"Geez, babe. It’s just me."
"Dammit, . . .
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December 08, 2009 10:25 PM EST --
We just looked at character flaws and talked about what was too much in a character. Now my question is, have you ever purposely just let it rip, written a character, a scene, an entire . . .
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August 22, 2007 03:56 PM EDT --
If you are a writer--of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essay, novels, short stories, jingles--then The Writers is a group for you.
Come put your work on display. This is the place to let . . .
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March 08, 2008 11:41 PM EST --
I flipped through John Gardner's On Writers and Writing earlier today. In places tedious and too highbrow for a casual read, it nevertheless started me thinking. About novelists. About their novels. . . .
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August 16, 2008 12:06 AM EDT --
This is no advice for inquisitive teens, but rather a suggestion for novelists.
Don't play it safe, don't hold back, don't play timid.
A novel is the perfect occasion for saying what . . .
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August 05, 2007 05:39 PM EDT --
One of the key elements to a work of fiction is the characters' names.
Names can make or break a story. They can set mood or setting at their first appearance. They . . .
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September 11, 2007 01:38 AM EDT --
Only today did I learn that author Madeleine L'Engle died last week.
L'Engle gained fame with her Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time. Ostensibly a children's book, Wrinkle . . .
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July 07, 2007 05:08 PM EDT --
Favorite stories. What are they?
Are they the cold, emotionless tales that report facts and figures, rather like a business report? Or, are your favorite stories—books that you return to . . .
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January 21, 2008 08:49 PM EST --
Say no to your inner censor, that is.
All writers have one. It's the voice in your head that says you can't possibly say that . What would your boss think if he knew you wrote . . .
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October 08, 2008 09:23 PM EDT --
Do you find your stories flat, your characters one-dimensional, your plots without depth? Is your story there but not THERE? Have you read a novel or watched a movie that you . . .
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February 13, 2009 10:59 AM EST --
Favorite fictional characters. We all have them. Or maybe there's just one. One character you could visit again and again and never tire of. One whose secrets are still not . . .
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March 19, 2009 05:51 PM EDT --
Judi's looking to title two more of her Mer stories and that made me wonder how each of us comes up with titles for our novels.
Do you know the title from the start and work the story . . .
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May 06, 2009 10:26 PM EDT --
The words danger and captivating came up in one of our No Whine discussions last month and together they struck a chord in me. Must have struck Pat as well, because she thought they'd . . .
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June 01, 2009 10:38 PM EDT --
Thomas G. Foster, from How to Read Novels Like a Professor --
All of which brings us to the Law of Narrative Diction: By their words shall ye know them. Word choice and placement and . . .
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April 23, 2008 08:52 AM EDT --
Where do I begin, to tell the story of how great a love can be...
No, we're not going to sing the theme song from Love Story or hum Love is Blue . And we're not talking sex. . . .
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