An Australian Fantasy Author
It’s that time of the week – Tuesday Discussion.
For those new to my blog, each week I post a topic (relevant to my WIP) and try to unravel the mysteries and perspectives of it. I haven’t posted in a while but I want to stay on the topic of rejection letters.
Here is last weeks post, My First Rejection Letter and today I want to question:
What did you do after your rejection letter?
If there is one thing most authors have in common, besides the sheer agony that sometimes accompanies the writing process, it is the dreaded Rejection Letter from an agent or publisher.
Over the last couple of weeks, I have been posting segments on fantasy world-building (hence the Part Five in the title).
Here are the past segments –
This week I will be focusing on the subgenres of fantasy and how that can ultimately influence your world and novel.
For people that have stumbled upon my blog, there is a common theme with my posts: the stage of my editing process for my novel.
Four steps to structure a novel series.
First things first: before you do anything else, you need to decide if a series is the right choice for the story you want to tell. There’s no point setting out to write a series just for the sake of it; it needs to be the right vessel to deliver your particular tale.
If you don’t intend to write a series, that’s fine but there are some points you can apply to stand alone novels.
Ursula K. Le Guin, the immensely popular author who brought literary depth and a tough-minded feminist sensibility to science fiction and fantasy with books like “The Left Hand of Darkness” and the Earthsea series, died on Monday at her home in Portland, Ore. She was 88.
That time is here, and I have an inviting discussion.
Last week I rekindled the weekly discussion conversations with other bloggers. However, it did not thrive as it previously did so I thought – start on something smaller and quicker for people to engage and comment. Continue reading “Discussion Tuesday”
We are all inspired by the past.
What was guides for what will.
It’s been 80 years since one of the most influential books in the Western world was published, The Hobbit. Continue reading “List of Inspirational Authors”
