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Category Archives: Writing Advice
First Lines Part II: from Some of My Favorite Stories
Part I: Half a Dozen of My Recent Stories Continuing from yesterday’s post, I’m looking at the first lines from some of my favorite stories to see why they work. I picked stories that aren’t very recent, and are either … Continue reading → Continue reading
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First Lines Part I: Half a Dozen of My Recent Stories
I decided it might be interesting to look at some of the first lines of my stories. I’m grabbing a half-dozen first lines from some of my recent publications. I’m only looking at stories that are online, so if people … Continue reading → Continue reading
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The difference between draft 1 and draft 12ish of “Love Is Never Still”
I thought it might be interesting to look at a passage from my most recent story, “Love Is Never Still,” as it existed in the first and last drafts. By the time I actually publish a story, I’ve often forgotten … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Writing Advice from Novelists: How to Start Your Second Book
To support SFWA this year, I auctioned off a writing advice article on the topic of the bidder’s choice. The winner was Mark Tompkins whose debut novel, The Last Days of Magic, is coming out from Viking in March. Unsurprisingly, … Continue reading
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