This week on the Galley Table podcast, we talk about scenes. Specifically, we talk about how to write them, what’s necessary to go into them, and a little bit about… Kabuki theater. (the Japanese kind) Macross Frontier (again) Volcanoes. (Can a volcano be a character?) Alien. (Is the opening sequence a lot of itty bitty [...]
After the NaNo by Jeff Hite So you finished your nano novel, or maybe not. In the four years that I have participated in NaNoWriMo I have only made It to 500000 words one time, so don’t feel bad if you didn’t. But despite not winning NaNoWriMo, I don’t count any of them as a [...]
The Best Parts I have talked before about my favorite parts of being parts of being a part of Flying Island Press, but what it boils down to, it means that I get to do the two things that really love, reading and writing and call it work. Today instead of talking about the things [...]
So, maybe you’re a subscriber to FlagShip. Maybe you’re not. But you DO have one of those shiny new e-readers on your holiday wish list. And the question comes up. So, you’re going to spend how much money on a reader? And you still have to buy the books? Oh, how I remember having that [...]
Last week I said I was going to address the second thing that I didn’t get to. I direct the choir at my church. I absolutely love it. I love to sing. I sing tenor. But leading the choir brings me even greater joy, in hearing the blend of voices when it all finally falls [...]
I, Lord Admiral Norvaljoe Carroll, of His Magesty’s fleet, seize this ship in the name of the king. And with it, her crew, cargoes, Fiction Tuesday, and Courage to do the What’s Write. As befalls Fiction Tuesday, I declare the Prompt for this day, and any after that you wish, to be, “Weiner Dogs”. Use [...]
Random Ruminations Remotely Related to wRiting. In defense of Nanowrimo. I’m afraid I need to keep this short, this week. I’m behind on my word count for the day for Nanowrimo. I have two thoughts. Yup. That’s all. That’s why I repeat myself so often… The first is about Nanowrimo detractors. I can’t think of [...]