Writing – Page 20 – Suzanne Warr

Digging Deep, Then Twisting

Pat Esden’sÂ got a good blog up about using our childhood memories in writing.Â It’s a long-ish post, so my sum-up won’t do it justice, but the point I walked away with is that we can mine our memories for their emotional strength, rather than their details.Â Of course, I’m pretty sure I’ve heard OSC make

Close Encounters of the Peanut Kind

15JanuarySuzanne2 CommentsHome in the Rookery, Writing

As some of you know, I have a peanut allergy that’s fairly severe.Â Most the time it’s not a big deal–I carry my Epipen in my purse, which also has a stash of Benadryl, and usually remember my medic alert ID, but it’s not something I lose sleep over. Sunday, while helping clean up the

Riding the Dream Dragon Debut

15JanuarySuzanneWriting

AÂ very sleepy rollercoaster of a dragon has been awakened on From the Asylum.Â I’m tempted to send my condolences over his lost sleep, but as I’m the one who deprived him of it, I’ll settle for sending sweet dreams.

Goals for 2008

11JanuarySuzanneHome in the Rookery, Writing

You can’t make new year’s goals without taking a quick peek at last year’s, so I’ve just done that.Â And did I meet my goals?Â The answer is a resounding No!Â But hold the condolences, ’cause I’m giving it a positive spin.Â (Must practice in case I’m one day impersonating a politician, ya know) I

Latest WoTF Offering

29DecemberSuzanne3 CommentsWriting

I shipped outÂ Shard’s of Honor this afternoon.Â It probably won’t be postmarked ’til the 31st, due to our PO’s pickup times, but it’s out of my hands and off my mind.Â Can you tell I’m not thinking about it? 😉 It’sÂ almost certainlyÂ my best entry yet, and also the one I’ve put the most drafts and

My Doubly-Delayed Announcement

4DecemberSuzanne1 CommentNewsy Bits About Writing and Writers, Writing

I mentioned before that I wouldÂ be makingÂ an announcement about a new venture, but our guidelines didn’t satisfy and I felt I should plead the fifth rather than stumble through an apologetic attempt at postingÂ the guidelines here.Â However, after sending the entire editorial board off to wrestle Syrian spiders (rather like Bengalese tigers, but with more

Great Writing Advice a la James Maxey

25NovemberSuzanneWriting

I’ve been following along withÂ James’ writing essays on whateverville and thought I’d link them here.Â I recognize in myself many of the mistakes he describes, that I’ve either made in the past or continue to make.Â My worst writing errors are probably: Writing stuff with generic scenery Writing stuff in which I’m too subtle and

The Stuff of Living (Fantasy) Legends

19NovemberSuzanneThe Human Condition, Writing

I’m working on my Raven assassin story again this week, and have spent some time fleshing out the world.Â This is no chore, since I’d rather build worlds than, say, bake cookies or play at the beach. But there’s more to world building than stacking up little rows of bucket-shaped sand.Â It’s not enough to

A Fashionably Late Spider

15NovemberSuzanneWriting

I’ve been patiently waiting for Ghost Spider to go up on AlienSkin, and wondered over the payment I recieved.Â Then yesterday I pinged the editor for a status check and it turns out the story ran back in August!Â Check out the archived version, if you wish, and tell my spider friend to not be

Storm’s Rising and New Venture

14NovemberSuzanneNewsy Bits About Writing and Writers, Writing

My flash story Storm’s Rising is up at EDF.Â I’ll look forward to chatting with all of youÂ in the comments section. Soon I hope to disclose the guidelines for a new venture I’ll be a part of–just as soon as we can stop arguing, err,Â ‘discussing’Â those guidelines and make it all official.Â I’m very excited.

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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