Tag Archives: fiction
Overcome by the Randomness
I admit that in the writing world, I am sometimes overcome by the randomness. Why does any given book that ignores all the rules of “good” writing become a best seller and make its author rich? There are plenty of books out there that are excoriated for breaking the exact same rules, their author’s deemed …
Nanowrimo Contemplations
It’s time once again to think about the annual National Novel Writing Month. Didn’t I just go through all of this mental tennis with myself last month? Generally, I wouldn’t say this last year has flown by, but in the context of Nano, it feels like the year never happened almost. Probably because I agonized …
Postpone Your “Darlings”
“Kill your darlings,” as it pertains to keeping one’s writing concise and without extraneous ornamentation is attributed, incorrectly, to William Faulkner. But the concept is sound; as a writer you are prone to falling in love with each part of your creations, even that which you don’t need to make the story work. They become …
Novel 2: Good News
Just a quick, later at night than usual post to let you know that maybe, just maybe I have found a route to recovery for Novel 2. It’s difficult to describe the nature of my progress without giving away plot elements, and I am not ready to do that publicly yet. Add to that the …
Blockbuster Fatigue
Guess what? My first novel, Flowers for Dionysus will not, in all likelihood, blow your mind into the next galaxy. Why would I say this? Have I not learned in all of my research that saying something like that could kill my chances of ever getting the novel published traditionally? After all, what agent in their right …
Ty Unglebower 