I’ve briefly mentioned the Alpha SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers on this blog before. It’s a workshop that changed my life as a writer. I got the chance to work with amazing writers like Tamora Pierce, Holly Black, Timothy Zahn, and Sheila Williams, the editor of Asimov’s Science Fiction. Tamora Pierce is at the workshopContinue reading “Alpha Interview: Rachel Grinti”
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Confession: I Dog Ear Books
I dog ear the pages of books. I do it to save my place or to mark a favorite section. I also have about a million bookmarks, store-bought, friend-made, receipts from foreign countries, train tickets, cool pieces of paper or ribbon, and anything else that can conceivably be used as a bookmark. But sometimes IContinue reading “Confession: I Dog Ear Books”
Writing in a Funk
One of the most difficult things for me to do is write when I’m gloomy, and that’s been me this week. Maybe it’s the cold, maybe it’s because I didn’t get the job I wanted, maybe it’s because I really miss Game of Thrones. Whatever it is, it has me in a considerable funk. IContinue reading “Writing in a Funk”
Writing Fat Characters
I’ve been reading and writing for as long as I can remember, and I’ve been significantly overweight for just as long. I have always been the fat kid, and you can bet that caused some baggage. I had trouble fitting in desks. The idea of going on an airplane terrified me simply because of theContinue reading “Writing Fat Characters”
Editing
Entries for the Dell Award are due tomorrow. I have one short story that’s currently being read by some friends, so that I can get critiques and edit it. So, today, we’re going to talk about editing and my love/hate relationship with it. In writing this, I’ve been trying to think about what the hardestContinue reading “Editing”
