Pulp Rag: Touching your reader’s core with resonance

Let’s talk resonance. Kathryn brought up a good point in the comments on that last post, Loving in the time of cholera. I was ranting about not introducing a pivotal character too late in your story, and she wanted to know: “When is too late too late?”. . . Read… Read more“<em>Pulp Rag:</em> Touching your reader’s core with resonance”

Pulp Rag: Loving in the time of cholera

I have this writer friend whom I love to death, but the guy has dislexia like nobody’s business, plus he doesn’t think of himself as an intellectual. He’s great if one of you has to climb a drainpipe to break into an upstairs apartment in the middle of a blistering… Read more“<em>Pulp Rag:</em> Loving in the time of cholera”

Pulp Rag: Hooking, developing, climaxing

I’ve got my statues against the sky. —Virginia Woolf, A Writer’s Diary I’ve got a confession to make. When I wrote the last post, I was trying to write a basic review of plotting. I don’t know what happened. It was Friday. . . Read the full essay on Pulp… Read more“<em>Pulp Rag:</em> Hooking, developing, climaxing”

Blowing your own mind

Let’s call this Blow Your Mind Monday and look at ways to approach your Work In Progress from mind-bending perspectives. Keep in mind that the more creative you are with brainstorming, the more time and daydreaming and investment you put into knowing your characters and what happens to them both… Read more“Blowing your own mind”

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”

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”