Samuel Joseph
@novicewordsmith
He/Him. I love stories. I live for them and breathe them in. It is my hope to make my own that people will enjoy. samuelcjoseph.com
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20-07-2013 01:38:59
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Kameron Hurley has a lot of wisdom to share here in this article from Locus Magazine. The future is intrinsically hopeful. buff.ly/2TQQZJL
You're absolutely right, Susan DeFreitas. First drafts, by their very nature as early versions of a piece of work, are going to have issues. So it's always good to have extra eyes look over your writing to help with revisions. buff.ly/3HvMyim
Doubt is a terrible killer of stories, Kassan Warrad. Even worse, it can plague us every step of the way. buff.ly/3Buh8n7
Repetitive scenes can kill the pacing of your story and lead to readers losing interest in your book. This article from K.M. Weiland shows you how to avoid this issue. buff.ly/3jvTEbq
Fiction that’s derivative isn’t necessarily bad, though it certainly can be. At its best, however, it creates something new atop the foundations of the old. Via Reactor (formerly Tor.com) buff.ly/416lTk7
Stories need conflict, and conflict is ultimately about changing up the status quo. Christopher La Porte goes over why that is and how you can best incorporate its use into your writing. buff.ly/3Duq2oJ
An important question every writer has to ask, sarah callender. buff.ly/3xvL5Uk
This is a great article from Molly Templeton that posits a thought experiment on how our image of fantastical creatures is influenced heavily by what media we’ve experienced. In this particular case, it’s about dragons. buff.ly/3ZPyeZ4