The geometry – and light – of story.
An interesting discussion cropped up on Reddit the other day, in which fellow fantasy author Michael J. Sullivan was wrestling with the writer’s creed that a good story is composed…
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Why showing is both more and less than telling
Every writer has probably heard the advice, “Show, don’t tell,” but very few teachers can explain what they mean by that. It seems to be one of those “you know…
INCEPTION: How to make a reader feel an emotion
Elsewhere, I’ve talked about the theory that causing people to think in a way associated with a particular mood can often cause them to experience the mood itself. Before today,…
How work can inform your fantasies
I don’t tend to do a lot of research before I write. A little perhaps, but generally speaking, I prefer to create worlds where I can just make stuff up….
A hashtag for students following my writing
As part of my work with high school students in Saskatchewan, one of my teacher colleagues has asked me to start tweeting a writer’s diary as I work on Strange…
