Writing – Page 18 – Suzanne Warr

That Homey Scent

Still working on Green Silence, and it’s coming along nicely–if you count “in reverse” a progressive direction.Â I realized after a chapter or two that the story needed a stronger beginning on which to stand.Â In the course of working out that beginning, I decided to throw in a twist or two because I’m easily

Writing in a New Direction

10SeptemberSuzanne2 CommentsWriting

Well, first it was one thing, than it was another…I could make this a very long post,Â but the bite-size point is that after much outlining and considering, I’ve decided that my Yan stories will stay within the short realm for the time being, so no novel will be forthcoming from that direction, while at

WOTF Once Again…

5SeptemberSuzanneWriting

Fist of the Black Bird has been posted as an Honorable Mention in thisÂ year’s thirdÂ quarter of The Writers of the Future Contest.Â It comes as no great surprise, considering the story’s weak fantasy element.Â And, at the least, the contest has once again provided me with the impetus to write and make presentable a story

WorldCon Remainder

18AugustSuzanne5 CommentsNewsy Bits About Writing and Writers, Writing

I really should make this several nice, long, chatty blogs…but, ya know, life is moving on and I’m moving on with it.Â So you’ll get the crammed, somewhat shorter version.Â And my graduation report?Â It’ll probably be even more crammed and tardy as well. The rest of WorldCon was great, though a bit blurred.Â We

Tossed Travel with no Dressing on the Side

6AugustSuzanne2 CommentsHome in the Rookery, Writing

Yesterday was one of those days when it’s hard to tell if your life isÂ cursed or blessed.Â On the one hand, we just caught our first flight despite longer lines than expected for 6:00 in the morning, and were on one of the last flights allowed to take off for Houston, landing site of wanna-be

Trinocon Highlights and WorldCon Clothes

28JulySuzanneNewsy Bits About Writing and Writers, Writing

The pieces fell into place at the last minute for us to attend Trinocon, so we scooted over there and enjoyed our first relaxacon.Â We made a pretty full day of it, with lots of good panels, but my favorite panel would have to be the world building one in which we, the audience, got

Hammers, Plotting, and Bruised Fingers

18JulySuzanneWriting

No, I haven’t been doing construction.Â Or at least, not in metal and wood. I have been working on the plot for my Keela novel, the rules for my magic systemÂ and the construction of my world.Â Though on a global scale, that last bit was the easiest ’cause I’ve been writing stories in this world

WOTF Again

30JuneSuzanne2 CommentsWriting

I really hadn’t planned on entering this quarter, as I knew I didn’t have time to pull together a story from scratch.Â But while working on other projects I came across an incomplete story I worked on two years ago but never got back to.Â Ironically, I had intended it (in June of 2006) to

Chrysalis vs. Cocoon

27JuneSuzanneHome in the Rookery, Writing

I was reading my daughter a slightly insipid but still enjoyable bedtime story–and, no, that’s not how I described it to her–when she interrupted. ‘Wait–that caterpillar said it’s going to make a cocoon, but that would mean it had to become a moth.Â So why does it say it will be a butterfly?’ I had

Infinity Version Three

25JuneSuzanneRumblings, Writing

I’m cutting, expanding, editing and re-working three stories right now.Â All are being prepped for specific markets and have already been through a thousand and one edits, or so it feels. And let me just say, keeping track of the versions can be a royal pain. It should be simple.Â Version 1, 2, 3, etc.

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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