Category Archives: Preparation

CPGO: Step Four – Setting

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Michelle

At this point I’m diverging from BiaM and You Can Write a Novel. Both mention setting briefly. Smith goes as far to suggest treating settings like a character. Instead, I’m leaving these books at the wayside for now and concentrating … Continue reading →

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Ariel’s Article 1

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Ariel

I count myself as a novice writer. I’ve been scribbling things for a long time, but I’ve only really started working on my ability recently. And of course I’ve had some bad habits to break. Although one that I didn’t … Continue reading →

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CPGO: Asides – Story Bible

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Michelle

World Building is the bane of my existence. I love it but it continually defies my need for organization. I’ve tried 3×5 cards, notebooks, loose leaf notebooks, software, and sketch books. I’ve come to terms with the need for a … Continue reading →

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When do you leave the science out of science fiction?

Posted on July 7, 2010 by bob

I just got done reading a very good Steampunk book set at the begining of World War One. While I fell in love with the story and the characters the author constantly bringing up the smell of hydrogen in the … Continue reading →

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The Research Vortex

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Michelle

Getting trapped in the Research Vortex is easy to do. I wrote a short story about a week and a half ago. There’s a bit of questionable tech (okay a lot of questionable tech! It’s a space opera). So I … Continue reading →

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