We’ve started off with character. As it should be! Now let’s review the basics of storytelling. . . Read the full essay on Pulp Rag.
Tag: editor
Getting rejected
Acceptance/Rejection. Two sides of the very same coin. Welcome to the publishing world. Please note: Not, “Welcome to the writing world!” Publishing—Writing. Writing—Publishing. Two different words. Two different activities. Two different universes. There is one guaranteed way to avoid literary rejection, and that is not to seek literary acceptance. It’s… Read more“Getting rejected”
Pulp Rag: Sucking your readers in with sympathetic characters
Let’s talk about sympathetic and unsympathetic characters. Unsympathetic characters can be summed up in one word: boring. . . Read the full essay on Pulp Rag.
Linking to Mystery Man On Film
I’m going to institute a new regular feature on this blog called: Linking to. Every week, I’ll find some blog of interest to fiction writers and talk a bit about it for your edification and entertainment. I’m starting with pretty much my all-time favorite writing blog, which isn’t even for… Read more“Linking to Mystery Man On Film”
Pulp Rag: Creating the internal conflict in character
“You are the most assertively confused individual I have ever seen in my life.” —Adrienne Uphoff to her husband Jeff, personal conversation Character. It’s the only reason anybody ever writes anything. . . Read the full essay on Pulp Rag.
A. Victoria Mixon, Editor, Pulp Rag
First things first. I want to thank all you readers who made those amazing, wonderful, supportive comments while I was trying to figure out what to do with this blog: Lady Glamis, Laura Eno, Jordan McCollum, Stephanie St. Clair, Amy, Kathryn Estrada, Amy Sue Nathan, Jeffrey Russell, Andrew, BenM, techtigger,… Read more“A. Victoria Mixon, Editor, <em>Pulp Rag</em>”
Waiting. . .
I apologize for the snafu, but WordPress accidentally published the post I was working on, announcing the new blog. I’m assuming it automatically mailed to everyone on the RSS feed. Woops. So my sys admin got to work hustling to get the new blog up right away. Unfortunately, it turns… Read more“Waiting. . .”
Stalking the classic mystery again
I’m still reading brilliant mysteries (mixed in with a few non-brilliant ones) this summer from my fabulous new Brilliant Mystery Outlet, the local thrift shop. Here are the latest highlights: A Case of Spirits, by Peter Lovesey, 1975: They’re billed as Sergeant Cribb adventures, but Cribb is the least of… Read more“Stalking the classic mystery again”
Waffling
So I’m still waffling about what to do with this blog. I don’t want my stuff lifted. It’s not Annie Dillard, but I am a professional writer, and I do work hard enough on it to value it. And I don’t want to waste any more brain cells even thinking… Read more“Waffling”
Reading a freaking script
Josh Olson raised the roof this week with his blisteringly straight-forward rant in the New York Village Voice, I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script. I’ve never seen one of his movies, I’ve never read any of his scripts, I’d never heard of him before I read his article, and… Read more“Reading a freaking script”