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The muse in the bottom of a shoe: or, the steam in the pipes
Inspiration: 1 a: a divine influence or action on a person believed to qualify him or her to receive and communicate sacred revelation b: the action or power of moving the intellect or emotions c: th… more »
The Aldersgate Cycle
The Portal In My Front Yard
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gwenguin1 wrote 2 days ago: I went for a walk in my front yard, having my digital camera in one hand and digital video camera in … more »
The Portal In My Front Yard
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gwenguin1 wrote 2 days ago: I went for a walk in my front yard, having my digital camera in one hand and digital video camera in … more »
The muse in the bottom of a shoe: or, the steam in the pipes
aldersgatecycle wrote 1 week ago: Inspiration: 1 a: a divine influence or action on a person believed to qualify him or her to receiv … more »
Worlds of What-If: Early SF
colleenanderson wrote 1 week ago: Tonight I was talking with Jean from Quebec City and he had a little piece he had written about his … more »
Fourth of July for Writers
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colleenanderson wrote 1 week ago: Somehow I missed posting this on the 4th. Probably because I fell asleep half way through writing it … more »
Writing: Scenes
colleenanderson wrote 1 week ago: We’ve been workshopping our first three chapters. Kij mentioned that many of us had setting bu … more »
Going your own way: or, how to get out of your own way and finish writing your novel
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aldersgatecycle wrote 1 week ago: Anyone who’s attempted to write a novel–even if they’ve just managed through the p … more »
Novel Writing Workshop
colleenanderson wrote 2 weeks ago: Tomorrow (today) we go over the last of nine novels, which means three chapters and the outline. The … more »
Getting over the fail.
aldersgatecycle wrote 2 weeks ago: Hard drive crashes are not fun. Even if you’ve backed up your work, and maintain the bulk of y … more »
Flights of fantasy: when I grow up I want to be a bard
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aldersgatecycle wrote 2 weeks ago: If growing up means you can no longer play pretend, I want nothing to do with it. In fact, I’d … more »
On crossing over to the steamy side: my adventure from fantasy to steampunk
aldersgatecycle wrote 3 weeks ago: Of all things, it was my post about Tolkien that got me thinking more deeply about my “crossin … more »
What you Tolkien 'bout, Bilbo? - I blame hobbits.
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aldersgatecycle wrote 3 weeks ago: Though I was writing novel-length creations (these lopsided, clunky, laborious writings are the lite … more »
Villain Month: Sylvan DeLoire (An Excerpt)
aldersgatecycle wrote 1 month ago: Malvin’s hands were at his neck again, the man’s hot breath reeking of wine and the stench of so … more »
Villain Month - Sir Sylvan DeLoire
aldersgatecycle wrote 1 month ago: Well, it all depends on how you look at it, doesn’t it? I suppose if you want to call me a vil … more »
How Kung Fu Panda Gets Fantasy Writing Right
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jstueart wrote 1 month ago: Brilliantly concevied and executed, Kung Fu Panda soars as a Fantasy compared to The Forbidden Kingd … more »
Steampunk social: when fantasy writing meets the real world
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aldersgatecycle wrote 1 month ago: The Steampunk Novel Checklist post was one of the first posts I wrote when I started this blog. The … more »
Alderpod #4 - In Which I Babble About Fantasy Writing
aldersgatecycle wrote 1 month ago: I present Alderpod #4 which contains lots of babbling and chattering on my behalf, and relatively li … more »
And She Was - Women in Fantasy Fiction, a Post-Feminist Rant
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aldersgatecycle wrote 1 month ago: Yes, I realize my post title looks a little like a thesis topic (save for the Talking Heads referenc … more »
In Defense of Fantasy - Or Why I Write the Weird
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aldersgatecycle wrote 1 month ago: Although there are some members of my family who value a good novel now and again, there’s sti … more »
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