Author Archive: tyunglebower
Where in the World Are Ty’s Characters?
A few weeks ago I was having a discussion with another writer. The topic turned to settings for our stories. My novel came up and I mentioned that I had started out with the intention to set the story in a real town near where I live. I mentioned however that soon after I started …
Writers and Observation
Observation is a crucial skill for the writer. That’s a given. However it is so much a given that it is almost hallow advice. Almost like saying a writer must write. Many will ask “what does it mean, (and not mean) to be observant in life, from the perspective of improving one’s writing?” I think …
Still Standing. Okay, Maybe Leaning.
As some of my Twitter followers have survived by now, I have been away from regular internet access until yesterday morning. In fact until yesterday morning, I was rarely at my own home for about four days. On Friday evening, it would seem that a meteorological phenomena, (the name of which I heard once, and cannot for …
Fan Fiction
Yesterday afternoon, after about six weeks of writing, including one major overhaul that was tiring, and a week or so of editing and formatting, I submitted a story to the 2012 Winkie Con Oz Fiction contest. I could have probably edited it for another month and never felt like it was quite ready. But, that …
Half-Christmas
Today is June 25. “Half-Christmas” to some fun loving types, myself included. That is to say that today, Christmas Day was six months ago, as well as being six months from now. (Though with it being a Leap Year this year the concept is one day off, technically.) Starting tomorrow, this Christmas will be closer …
Ty Unglebower 