Yesterday I tweeted a "dirty little secret" that writing was a collaborative process between authors, editors, and sometimes agents. This is true. But what is even more true is the...
NOTE: This article comes from a writer's perspective. I have never edited an anthology so cannot speak to the difficulties or experiences from that side of the work. Since 2004,...
For those who read my blog post yesterday ago about the Silent Invasion, I would just like to point out this: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/flying-squirrels-invade-hospital-emergency-room-second-time-210354055.html I told you they were practicing for world...
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is a "contest" that starts annually on November 1st and goes through November 30th. The goal of the contest is write a 50,000 word novel...
We have been invaded. Most people haven’t noticed. They go about their daily tribulations thinking a cold cup of coffee, an out-of-date newspaper, and gridlock are the worst things that...
My Twitter handle is WannaBeWriter06. I get asked about it often enough that I thought I'd write a post about it. After all, I am a published writer, I'm a...
Networking is one of my “hot button” issues. I’m a big advocate of networking, primarily because it has gotten me more work than I know how to deal with. I’ve...
Yesterday, I discussed the basics of world building (here). Now I’d like to add a few things not usually discussed in college fiction courses. As you are creating your world,...
An important part of writing a story is world building. Whether you are writing a short story, a novel, or anything in between, your world has to stand the test...
Brandie Tarvin is an author and tie-in writer and a copy editor. In addition to her original fiction, she has written SQL Server articles, Shadowrun: The Role Playing Game sourcebook material and fiction as well as a piece for Hasbro’s Transformers. She currently lives in Florida with her family and is owned by two cats.
