If I haven’t come right out and said it yet, I’ve certainly dropped enough hints that I’m back in school. I am working on a Masters in Teaching, and spent the last year taking prerequisite undergraduate courses. They’ve mostly been literature classes, but two of them were teaching method classes: one on reading, the other [...]
Entries Categorized as 'Tips & Tools'
Writing Circles
Filed under Tips & Tools on May 10, 2011
Tagged: Jim Vopat, writing circles
Discovering Duotrope’s Digest
Filed under Market Report, Tips & Tools on December 13, 2010
Tagged: Duotrope's Digest, market listings, Ralan.com, Relvan's Rescue, StoryPilot, submission guidelines, submissions, Tor.com
It’s finals week, and I have a couple more papers to turn in before I finish the marathon of academic writing that has been my first term back in school. That’s one down and two to go before I have enough credits for my English Language Arts endorsement and can enroll in the Masters in [...]
Biblical parables as storytelling patterns
Filed under Tips & Tools on May 10, 2010
Tagged: Bible, christianity, fantasy fiction, parables
There is a common belief that Jesus used parables to teach spiritual truths because they used examples of every day life that the average person could identify with and understand. I shared this belief for many years, until recently reading this passage during my personal study: And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why [...]
Don’t be tossed to and fro by every editor
Filed under Market Report, Tips & Tools on March 15, 2010
Tagged: editors, rejections, Relvan's Rescue, revisions, submissions
I received another personalized rejection from the editor of Beneath Ceaseless Skies for “Relvan’s Rescue” (return time: ~5 weeks). That’s 3-in-a-row, if you’re keeping count, though, from what I hear on the Internets, Andrew makes an effort to give feedback on submissions. It’s encouraging–on one hand–not to be receiving form rejections. On the other hand, [...]
The Bible as a storytelling pattern
Filed under Tips & Tools on October 12, 2009
Tagged: Bible, christianity, fantasy fiction, Old Testament
I know I have readers who are neither christian nor religious. Most of what follows may not have relevance to you, but I do make some applications to fantasy fiction writing with regard to presenting deities and embedding messages in your story. I encourage you to read through the entire post and take from it [...]
