Writing – Page 15 – Suzanne Warr

Humor: The Spice of Life

As I whirled through the first draft of Shadow Dance I never let myself go back and fix broken bits, or adjust past chapters to fit my newly evolved plot. Okay, maybe once or twice.Â But I tried to leave it alone and slap my twitchy fingers away. However, I did create a file labeled

Belated Goals for 2009

6JanuarySuzanne1 CommentWriting

My Goals for 2008 were: Write one novel outline each month while finishing my degree (Jan-May) ChooseÂ top twoÂ outlines andÂ writeÂ at least oneÂ novelÂ during remainder of the year Write six full-length (non-flash) short stories Read a wide variety of fiction, a large percentage of it new to the field Read six books on writing or editing Continue 2007

O Little Town of Bethlehem(s)

22DecemberSuzanneThe Human Condition, Writing

I found thisÂ Times Online article intriguing. Â Regardless of theÂ historic facts, the image of Bethlehem, Judaea, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â as the birthplace of the Savior has been so firmly fixed in the public mind thatÂ I doubt it could ever be dislodged.Â But from a purely intellectual, writerly perspective the

Seeing Ocean Blue

19DecemberSuzanne1 CommentWriting

Maybe it’s that I’m finally getting around to painting my office space in the basement–which will be sky blue.Â Maybe it’s our Florida trip mid-January.Â Whatever the reason,Â I’m really having funÂ working onÂ the underwater world for myÂ Keela novels.Â It’s so fun to scheme upÂ diverse societies for the Mer, and dream up their various interactions with the

Talking the Cat out of the Tree

10DecemberSuzanne2 CommentsHome in the Rookery, Writing

Last night at something close to 11:00pm, I located our tom cat, Shadow.Â It’s a part of my routine toÂ put the cats up each night, but there have been times when Shadow opted to stay out overnight.Â However, last night when I called him, he meowed back.Â And meowed.Â And meowed.Â But never got any

Kudos and a Welcome

9DecemberSuzanne2 CommentsNewsy Bits About Writing and Writers, Writing

I just heard that James Maxey’s story, Silent as the Dust, has been included in theÂ Fantasy: Best of the YearÂ 2009 anthology edited by Rich Horton.Â The full table of contents are here, and I also note that Patrick Rothfuss has a story inclusion, among others.Â Congrats, guys!Â Very cool beans. Silent as the Dust was

Elfin Letter–Spec the Halls

3DecemberSuzanneJust for Laughs, Writing

This story/letter is a part of the Spec the Halls contest for speculative winter holiday-themed fiction, artwork, and poetry. You may find guidelines and links to other entries at http://www.aswiebe.com/specthehalls.html.Â Enjoy!Â To My Comrades in the Field, Our cause goes forward, despite recent attacks from the big man in red. The flying Reindeer manure was

Easing Into December

2DecemberSuzanneHome in the Rookery, Writing

I think I’ve decided that December’s water is cold, and requires slow and careful familiarization.Â When we pulled out the Christmas stuff, we discovered that during the move the tree had been seperated from everything else and placed in the tool shed–which has since had twenty-million items added to it.Â Sooo…this year we dug our

New Story Up

28NovemberSuzanne2 CommentsNewsy Bits About Writing and Writers, Writing

A Star’s Seduction, is up at EDF.Â This is one of severalÂ stories I’ve written in my world of magic and mechanics, diverse kinds of humans, underwater mer, and meru (half human, half mer), plus all of the magically enhanced and altered creatures which inhabit the world.Â Enjoy!

Discovering H.M. Hoover

24NovemberSuzanneThe Bookshelf, Writing

Our library was giving a bunch of books away free, so of course I grabbed a big bag and dug in.Â While I’m always on the lookout for new reading material for myself or the kids, I also had an alternative motive–get books that might get meÂ credit on paperback swap! But amongst my gleanings wasÂ a

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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